A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive - Softcover

Mill, John Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410202526 ISBN 13: 9781410202529

Publisher: University Press of the Pacific, 2002

Synopsis

Mill's Logic, first published in 1843, became an instant cult book, and firmly established Mill as the leader of the empirical school of logic. A System of Logic is the first major installment of his comprehensive restatement of an empiricist and utilitarian position. It begins the attack on "intuitionism" which Mill carried on throughout his life, and makes plain his belief that social planning and political action should rely primarily on scientific knowledge, not on authority, custom, revelation, or prescription.

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Liberty Fund

About the Author

John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, politician and economist most famous for his contributions to the theory of utilitarianism. The author of numerous influential political treatises, Mill s writings on liberty, freedom of speech, democracy and economics have helped to form the foundation of modern liberal thought. His 1859 work, On Liberty, is particularly noteworthy for helping to address the nature and limits of the power of the state over the individual. Mills has become one of the most influential figures in nineteenth-century philosophy, and his writings are still widely studied and analyzed by scholars. Mills died in 1873 at the age of 66.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410202526
• ISBN 13: 9781410202529
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 644