This book explores various connections of John Stuart Mill's thought to ancient Greek philosophy primarily in relation to his conception of happiness. It argues that a better understanding of Mill's background in ancient Greek thought and his reading(s) of Plato's dialogues leads to innovative interpretations of his moral and political thought.
This book explores various connections of John Stuart Mill's thought to ancient Greek philosophy primarily in relation to his conception of happiness. It argues that a better understanding of Mill's background in ancient Greek thought and his reading(s) of Plato's dialogues leads to innovative interpretations of his moral and political thought.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Antis Loizides teaches at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Cyprus. In 2010, he was awarded a research grant by the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus to carry out research on Plato's influence on John Stuart Mill. His research interests include British utilitarianism, the moral and political thought of John Stuart Mill and James Mill, social contract theories, social happiness, justice, and liberty. He is co-editor of John Stuart Mill: A British Socrates (2013).
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Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Classical Reception in Nineteenth-Century Britain Chapter One: Reform through Classics Contesting the Place of Classics Athenian Institutions and Reform Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Two: Plato in Pre-Victorian Britain Rediscovering Plato A Neoplatonist Born Out of Due Season Socrates in Early-Nineteenth Century Socrates, Plato and the Utilitarians Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Three: James Mill on Plato Radicalising Plato James Mill's 'Platonism' Concluding Remarks Notes Part II: John Stuart Mill's Appropriation of Plato Chapter Four: Educative Past Reforming Educational Practice Reforming Social Institutions Reforming Political Practice Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Five: Reading Plato Mill's First Reading: Defining Plato's Creed Mill's Second Reading: Grote's Plato Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Six: On Plato's Method Mill's Intellectual Development and Plato Mill's Dialectical Method Concluding Remarks Notes Part III: John Stuart Mill's Platonic Heritage Chapter Seven: The Art of Life Reason and Action Mill and the Art of Life An Education for the Art of Life Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Eight: Character, Ethology and Virtue Defining Character Means and Ends of Character Formation Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Nine: Eudaimonia and Utility Utility or Eudaimonia? Additive and Directive Views of Happiness Direction, Pleasure and Lives Concluding Remarks Notes Conclusion Bibliography Index
Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Classical Reception in Nineteenth-Century Britain Chapter One: Reform through Classics Contesting the Place of Classics Athenian Institutions and Reform Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Two: Plato in Pre-Victorian Britain Rediscovering Plato A Neoplatonist Born Out of Due Season Socrates in Early-Nineteenth Century Socrates, Plato and the Utilitarians Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Three: James Mill on Plato Radicalising Plato James Mill's 'Platonism' Concluding Remarks Notes Part II: John Stuart Mill's Appropriation of Plato Chapter Four: Educative Past Reforming Educational Practice Reforming Social Institutions Reforming Political Practice Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Five: Reading Plato Mill's First Reading: Defining Plato's Creed Mill's Second Reading: Grote's Plato Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Six: On Plato's Method Mill's Intellectual Development and Plato Mill's Dialectical Method Concluding Remarks Notes Part III: John Stuart Mill's Platonic Heritage Chapter Seven: The Art of Life Reason and Action Mill and the Art of Life An Education for the Art of Life Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Eight: Character, Ethology and Virtue Defining Character Means and Ends of Character Formation Concluding Remarks Notes Chapter Nine: Eudaimonia and Utility Utility or Eudaimonia? Additive and Directive Views of Happiness Direction, Pleasure and Lives Concluding Remarks Notes Conclusion Bibliography Index
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