DVM2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Liberty
20 Aug 2016
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Mill kept a diary; he wrote methodically. Worked at the british east india company for 20 years and was promoted higher up. From 30-50 years old, he is in charge of their company"s relation with the indian states. Mill enters at its peak, 100 years before the british pulls out. 1948; british partitions and leaves zones for people to ght over (violence ensues) Hard to believe he was in charge of the company that severely exploited india (must keep this in mind when learning about his views of politics and democracy) Founded the utilitarian society (before the eic) Had great systematic works on logic and political economy. 1844; publishes the essays on some unsettled questions of political economy" which talked about problems like the distribution of the gains of international commerce. Wrote about the in uence of consumption on production.
