Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.'

by George Grote

This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time. The book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations.

62 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2004

About the author

George Grote was an English political radical and classical historian. He is now best known for his major work, the voluminous History of Greece.

Reviews

[Christopher (Donut) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I doubt that the philosophy of Sir William Hamilton, or J. S. Mill's examination of his philosophy, are anything but a footnote today, but this early work of Mill's was his claim to fame in his lifetime.

This short (fre)e-book is neither a book or a pamphlet, but a review article.
I picked it up hoping for a savage take down of JSM, but Grote was personal friends with Mill, and the review is friendly, even larding on praise at some points, with criticisms muted, or introduced between compliments.--- delete delete delete.

But it is not right to dislike a book for not being what you, the reader, expected, especially if what you expected was the exact opposite of what the author intended. Once I caught on to what this e-book actually was, I could adjust my view and calmly read it as the "higher log rolling" it is.