The Apology of Bentham: J.S. Mill and the Unclaimed Heritage of Modernity
Abstract
Political impact of Jeremy Bentham’s philosophical heritage is often underestimated. This results in overlooking its relevance for present concerns of European identity politics. The article discusses Bentham’s philosophical message as it was presented in the work of J.S. Mill, especially in his ideas on individual liberty - Mill’s latest addition to classical utilitarianism, seen by the author as an extention of Bentham’s method.
Keywords
утилитаризм,
«философские радикалы»,
синтетический метод,
принцип счастья,
либерализм laissez-faire,
liberum arbitrium,
политическая этика,
британский эмпиризм,
моральный субъект,
политическая идентичность,
utilitarianism,
philosophical radicals,
synthetic method,
principle of happiness,
laissez-faire liberalism,
liberum arbitrium,
political ethics,
british empiricism,
moral subjet,
political identity
About the Author
Irina Myrberg
Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Myrberg I. The Apology of Bentham: J.S. Mill and the Unclaimed Heritage of Modernity. Russian Journal of Philosophical Sciences. 2014;(5):35-47. (In Russ.)
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