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John Stuart Mill was born on 20th May 1806. He was a delicate child, and the extraordinary education designed by his father was not calculated to develop and improve his physical powers. "I never was a boy," he says; "never played cricket." His exercise was taken in the form of walks with his father, during which the elder Mill lectured his son and examined him on his work. It is idle to speculate on the possible results of a different treatment. Mill remained delicate throughout his life, but was endowed with that intense mental energy which is so often combined with physical weakness. His youth was sacrificed to an idea; he was designed by his father to carry on his work; the individuality of the boy was unimportant. A visit to the south of France at the age of fourteen, in company with the family of General Sir Samuel Bentham, was not without its influence. It was a glimpse of another atmosphere, though the studious habits of his home life were maintained. Moreover, he derived from it his interest in foreign politics, which remained one of his characteristics to the end of his life. In 1823 he was appointed junior clerk in the Examiners Office at the India House.

John Stuart Mill descubrió en los escritos de Auguste Comte la veta metodológica y propositiva del aspecto filosófico en la teoría económica. Así, la filosofía positiva se convirtió, para Mill en el instrumento principal para hacer avanzar la economía.

“La única parte de la conducta de cada uno por la que el es responsable ante la sociedad es la que se refiere a los demás. En la parte que le concierne meramente a el, su independencia es, de derecho

For some time much has been said, in England and on the Continent, concerning "Positivism" and "the Positive Philosophy." Those phrases, which during the life of the eminent thinker who introduced them had made their way into no writings or discussions but those of his very few direct disciples, have emerged from the depths and manifested themselves on the surface of the philosophy of the age. It is not very widely known what they represent, but it is understood that they represent something. They are symbols of a recognised mode of thought, and one of sufficient importance to induce almost all who now discuss the great problems of philosophy, or survey from any elevated point of view the opinions of the age, to take what is termed the Positivist view of things into serious consideration, and define their own position, more or less friendly or hostile, in regard to it. Indeed, though the mode of thought expressed by the terms Positive and Positivism is widely spread, the words themselves are, as usual, better known through the enemies of that mode of thinking than through its friends; and more than one thinker who never called himself or his opinions by those appellations, and carefully guarded himself against being confounded with those who did, finds himself, sometimes to his displeasure, though generally by a tolerably correct instinct, classed with Positivists, and assailed as a Positivist.

All speculations concerning forms of government bear the impress, more or less exclusive, of two conflicting theories respecting political institutions; or, to speak more properly, conflicting conceptions of what political institutions are.By some minds, government is conceived as strictly a practical art, giving rise to no questions but those of means and an end. Forms of government are assimilated to any other expedients for the attainment of human objects. They are regarded as wholly an affair of invention and contrivance. Being made by man, it is assumed that man has the choice either to make them or not, and how or on what pattern they shall be made. Government, according to this conception, is a problem, to be worked like any other question of business. The first step is to define the purposes which governments are required to promote. The next, is to inquire what form of government is best fitted to fulfill those purposes. Having satisfied ourselves on these two points, and ascertained the form of government which combines the greatest amount of good with the least of evil, what further remains is to obtain the concurrence of our countrymen, or those for whom the institutions are intended, in the opinion which we have privately arrived at. To find the best form of government; to persuade others that it is the best; and, having done so, to stir them up to insist on having it, is the order of ideas in the minds of those who adopt this view of political philosophy. They look upon a constitution in the same light (difference of scale being allowed for) as they would upon a steam plow, or a threshing machine.To these stand opposed another kind of political reasoners, who are so far from assimilating a form of government to a machine, that they regard it as a sort of spontaneous product, and the science of government as a branch (so to speak) of natural history. According to them, forms of government are not a matter of choice. We must take them, in the main, as we find them. Governments can not be constructed by premeditated design. They "are not made, but grow."

John Stuart Mill - Sobre la libertad es quizás una de las obras más importantes que escribió John Stuart Mill. En este libro el autor expone sus ideas fundamentales sobre los límites de la libertad d

Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill

Es una vibrante defensa de la libertad de pensamiento y expresión, una apasionada apología de la tolerancia y el respeto debido a las creencias o minorías disidentes, una audaz reivindicación de la espontaneidad y singularidad humana frente a la opresion ejercida por las autoridades, la costumbre o la opinion. Precedido por un esclarecedor prologo de Isaiah Berlin, el presente ensayo de John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) pertenece a la breve galeria de obras de combate politico que, aun decadas o siglos despues de ser escritas, siguen determinando los comportamientos de los hombres.

Dans Folioplus philosophie, le texte philosophique, associé à une œuvre d''art qui l''éclaire et le questionne, est suivi d''un dossier organisé en six points : – Les mots du texte : Liberté de discu

Aunque fue un autor prolífico, a John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) le habrían bastado las pocas páginas de este libro para inscribir su nombre en el podio de los economistas ilustres. Los cinco Ensayos sobre algunas cuestiones disputadas en economia politica, publicados en 1844, fueron escritos en realidad mucho antes, cuando Mill tenia poco mas de veinte años de edad. Este libro presenta su primera traduccion en lengua española. Aparecen aqui desarrolladas dos innovaciones analiticas de gran importancia para la ciencia economica. En primer lugar, la teoria de la demanda reciproca en el comercio internacional, que represento un avance crucial sobre el pensamiento de Adam Smith y David Ricardo, al establecer las condiciones para la determinacion de los terminos del intercambio. En segundo lugar, Mill resuelve el problema de la integracion del dinero en la llamada Ley de Say, segun la cual la oferta crea su propia demanda, con lo que dio un impulso definitivo a la teoria monetaria clasica.

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The Oxford Philosophical Texts series consists of authoritative teaching editions of canonical texts in the history of philosophy from the ancient world down to modern times. Each volume provides a clear, well laid out text together with a comprehensive introduction by a leading specialist, providing the student with detailed critical guidance on the intellectual context of the work and the structure and philosophical importance of the main arguments. Endnotes are supplied which provide further commentary on the arguments and explain unfamiliar references and terminology, and a full bibliography and index are also included. The series aims to build up a definitive corpus of key texts in the Western philosophical tradition, which will form a reliable and enduring resource for students and teachers alike. John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism is one of the most important, controversial, and suggestive works of moral philosophy ever written. Mill defends the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happiness itself is to be understood as consisting in higher and lower pleasures.This volume uses the 1871 edition of the text, the last to be published in Mill's lifetime. The text is preceded by a comprehensive introduction assessing Mill's philosophy and the alternatives to utilitarianism, and discussing some of the specific issues Mill raises in Utilitarianism. This volume also includes an analysis of the text, substantial endnotes, suggestions for further reading, and a full bibliography.

Utilitarismo e un saggio scritto dal filosofo ed economista inglese John Stuart Mill.È stato originariamente pubblicato come una serie di tre articoli separati su Frasers Magazine nel 1861 prima di essere raccolto e ristampato come un unico lavoro nel 1863. Lopera, considerata una classica esposizione in difesa dellutilitarismo, e stata pesantemente criticata alla sua pubblicazione; tuttavia, da allora, lutilitarismo ha guadagnato una significativa popolarita.John Stuart Mill (Londra, 20 maggio 1806 Avignone, 8 maggio 1873) e stato un filosofo ed economista britannico, uno dei massimi esponenti del liberalismo e dellutilitarismo e membro del Partito Liberale. Considerato uno dei pensatori piu influenti nella storia del liberalismo classico, Mill contribui ampiamente allo sviluppo della teoria sociale, della teoria politica e delleconomia politica. Traduzione di Eugenio Debenedetti.