Utilitarian Logic and Politics: James Mill's Essay on Government, Macaulay's Critique & the Ensuing Debate

by Jack F. Lively (editor/introduction), John C. Rees (editor), Thomas Babington Macaulay

Contains the text of 'Essay on government' by James Mill, three articles by Macaulay attacking the essay & published in the 'Edinburgh Review' & three replies from the 'Westminster Review'.

270 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Erik Graff · Rating 4 out of 5]

My recollection is a bit uncertain on this one. I believe we covered utilitarianism in Dr. Schweickart's Social & Political Philosophy course back in 1980/81 and that I picked up this book at around that time. However, it wasn't specifically assigned and I read it two years later as my interests in ethics as applied to political action had grown.