Classical Utilitarianism before John Stuart Mill: The Legacy of Jeremy Bentham

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Chapter 1 Classical Utilitarianism before John Stuart Mill

The Legacy of Jeremy Bentham

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This chapter is a historical prologue to subsequent chapters. The aim is to reconstruct the philosophical background relevant to a proper interpretation of Mill’s proof of the principle of utility within the parameters of the ideology and vocabulary he inherited from predecessors. The aim determines the approach. The main methodological vehicle is an examination of the emergence and development of classical utilitarianism with particular attention to the conceptual and terminological dynamics in place immediately prior to Mill. As anything immediately prior to Mill is invariably associated with Bentham, whether in the domain of moral discourse or within the scope of social and political theory, the analysis here revolves around the formative forces contributing to Bentham’s position on utilitarianism.

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Mill's Principle of Utility: Origins, Proof, and Implications

Revised and Enlarged Edition

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series, Volume: 366 and Philosophy, Literature, and Politics, Volume: 366

Cover Mill's Principle of Utility: Origins, Proof, and Implications

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Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 22 Dec 2021

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Part 1 Mill’s Principle of Utility and Scholarly Reactions to His Proof: Exegetical and Historical Background

Part 2 The Alleged Fallacies in Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility: Analysis and Response

Part 3 Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility: Reconstruction and Implications

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