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John Stuart Mill

(1806—1873) philosopher, economist, and advocate of women's rights

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World Encyclopedia

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
36 words

Scottish philosopher who advocated utilitarianism. His book On Liberty (1859) made him famous as a defender of

Mill, John Stuart

Mill, John Stuart (1806–73)   Reference library

The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
4,785 words

John Stuart Mill was born in London on 20 May 1806 and died in Avignon, in a house next to

Mill, John Stuart

Mill, John Stuart (1806–73)   Reference library

The Biographical Dictionary of British Economists

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Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Social sciences, Economics
Length:
4,129 words

Mill was born in London on 20 May 1806 and died on 7 May 1873 in Avignon, in a house

Mill, J. S.

Mill, J. S. (1806–73)   Reference library

Robert Newsom

The Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens

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Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Literature, Literary studies (19th century)
Length:
220 words
the leading Victorian proponent of utilitarianism, and perhaps as much misunderstood by Dickens as Dickens was by him. The two had numerous mutual friends and might have joined forces in ... More
Mill, John Stuart

Mill, John Stuart   Reference library

John Skorupski

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
3,143 words

(1806–73),

son of James Mill. He was the greatest British philosopher of the nineteenth century, bringing Britain's traditions of ...

Mill, John Stuart

Mill, John Stuart   Reference library

Richard L. Gregory

The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Science and technology, Psychology, Philosophy
Length:
247 words
(1806–73). British philosopher and political economist, born in London, the son of James Mill. He was brought up by his father to be a genius— which indeed he became—being taught ... More
Mill, John stuart

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Joyce Burnette

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Social sciences, Economics
Length:
684 words
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(1806–1873), English philosopher and economist. John Stuart Mill was not only one of the most important economists of the nineteenth century, but also a philosopher, politician, ... More
Mill, John Stuart

Mill, John Stuart (1806–1873)   Reference library

Dictionary of the Social Sciences

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
Social sciences
Length:
516 words

(1806–1873)

A British philosopher, social scientist, reformer, and humanist who elaborated the social and economic dimensions of utilitarianism

Mill, John Stuart

Mill, John Stuart   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Literature
Length:
5,163 words
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John Stuart Mill's early life is extraordinarily well known, not only because he famously served as an experiment in utilitarian

Mill, John Stuart

Mill, John Stuart (1806–73)   Reference library

An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age

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Current Version:
2009
Subject:
History, modern history (1700 to 1945), Literature
Length:
813 words

(1806–73),

social philosopher, political and economic theorist. A writer of astonishing range and versatility, Mill both

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