James Mill

A Biography

By: Alexander Bain

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Paperback | 8 December 2011

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Who was James Mill (1773â"1836)? What was his legacy to British society and culture? The achievement of this Scottish-born political philosopher, economist and historian has been overshadowed by that of his son, John Stuart Mill, but as Alexander Bain (1818â"1903), himself a philosopher and empiricist, shows in this biography, published in 1882, Mill's range of interests was remarkable. He wrote on education and psychology, and developed theories on political economy and the need for parliamentary reform. Mill was also critical of the history of British colonialism (his three-volume History of India is reissued in this series), and argued for religious tolerance, as well as collaborating with Jeremy Bentham as a proponent of utilitarianism, the philosophy which sought 'the greatest happiness of the greater number'. Bain places the facts of Mill's life in the context of the remarkable changes undergone by British society and culture in this period.

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Preface
Early life in Scotland. 1773âÇô1802
Start in London. 1802âÇô8
History of India, Edinburgh Review, Philanthropist, education movement. 1808âÇô18
Appointment to the India House. 1819âÇô23
Articles in the supplement to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1816âÇô23
Westminster Review
Closing years: India charter, London Review: 'Fragment on Mackintosh'
Review of latest writings: Political Economy: 'Analysis of the Human Mind': fragment on Mackintosh
Character and influence
Appendix
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