John Stuart Mill
Biography
John Stuart Mill was born in London on May 20, 1802. He was an economist, philosopher and political theorist. He was the eldest of nine children of historian and economist, James Mill and his wife, Harriet Barrow Mill. By the age of fourteen, John had learned Greek, Latin, mathematics, history, logic and political economy. At the age of fourteen, John went to pursue his studies in France and in the following years, he edited Jeremy Bentham’s manuscripts on the theory of legal evidence. John refused to further his studies and started working with East India Company in 1823 where he continued to work until 1858 (Capaldi, 2004).
In 1843 John was recognized as a philosopher and published System of Logic, Ratiocinative …show more content…
John first developed a unique attitude towards production by devaluing economic production as a tool to eliminate poverty. Secondly, John separated the laws of production and distribution by arguing that production does not automatically dictate distribution. By separating production and distribution, John emphasized the inadequacy of production to meet the needs of everyone and the importance of distribution. In addition, John encouraged people to analyze the process of social distribution as a factor of social progression (Vallier, …show more content…
John drew most of his father and utilitarians. John’s father was a historian and had close ties with Bentham, a utilitarian philosopher. At the age of sixteen, John began a society of utilitarians to discuss the works of his father, Bentham and others. In the beginning, John supported James Mill’s Essay on Government that argued that the actions of rulers are explained by their interests. Later, John denied this argument and claimed that several aspect of human nature contribute to social phenomena.
John developed a passion for the freedom of individuals in the society and became fully aware of the injustices in the society particularly in the system of private property. John was enthusiastic about the cooperative movement and yearned for a stationary state that supports justice and equitable distribution of wealth. John believed that socialism respected individuality and looked forward to the eventual triumph of socialism in facilitating equitable distribution of wealth. These personal experiences are reflected in some of his publications such as Principles of Political Economy, On Liberty and Utilitarianism (Mill, & Nathanson,
Biography
John Stuart Mill was born in London on May 20, 1802. He was an economist, philosopher and political theorist. He was the eldest of nine children of historian and economist, James Mill and his wife, Harriet Barrow Mill. By the age of fourteen, John had learned Greek, Latin, mathematics, history, logic and political economy. At the age of fourteen, John went to pursue his studies in France and in the following years, he edited Jeremy Bentham’s manuscripts on the theory of legal evidence. John refused to further his studies and started working with East India Company in 1823 where he continued to work until 1858 (Capaldi, 2004).
In 1843 John was recognized as a philosopher and published System of Logic, Ratiocinative …show more content…
John first developed a unique attitude towards production by devaluing economic production as a tool to eliminate poverty. Secondly, John separated the laws of production and distribution by arguing that production does not automatically dictate distribution. By separating production and distribution, John emphasized the inadequacy of production to meet the needs of everyone and the importance of distribution. In addition, John encouraged people to analyze the process of social distribution as a factor of social progression (Vallier, …show more content…
John drew most of his father and utilitarians. John’s father was a historian and had close ties with Bentham, a utilitarian philosopher. At the age of sixteen, John began a society of utilitarians to discuss the works of his father, Bentham and others. In the beginning, John supported James Mill’s Essay on Government that argued that the actions of rulers are explained by their interests. Later, John denied this argument and claimed that several aspect of human nature contribute to social phenomena.
John developed a passion for the freedom of individuals in the society and became fully aware of the injustices in the society particularly in the system of private property. John was enthusiastic about the cooperative movement and yearned for a stationary state that supports justice and equitable distribution of wealth. John believed that socialism respected individuality and looked forward to the eventual triumph of socialism in facilitating equitable distribution of wealth. These personal experiences are reflected in some of his publications such as Principles of Political Economy, On Liberty and Utilitarianism (Mill, & Nathanson,