CGS HU 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Prison Reform, Classical Liberalism, James Mill
6 Apr 2016
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His writing demonstrate the essence of classical liberalism: movement towards social progress and the economy, emphasizes individual freedom (freedom of press, speech, religion, etc. ) One of leading figures of intellectual movement. Autobiography (1873) a classic of genre his intellectual and his moral growth. For mill, when we let people decide for themselves as much as possible and in ways that will increase the general happiness: let individual decides as much as themselves. His philosophy, thus, argues for liberty of thought and of speech and of association. Mill"s utilitarianism differs from the utilitarianism he first learned and within which he was raised. James mill was father from lowly background: associated with two extremely powerful men, ricardo and bentham. Bentham wanted code of law to bring down to fundamental principle. It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong bentham: not just about happiness, must understand if morally correct.
