Any scholar working on Mill's practical philosophy will be interested in a number of these papers.

Notre Dame Philosophical Review

The 'Art of Life' is John Stuart Mill's name for his account of practical reason. In this volume, eleven leading scholars elucidate this fundamental, but widely neglected, element of Mill's thought. Mill divides the Art of Life into three 'departments': 'Morality, Prudence or Policy, and Æsthetics'. In the volume's first section, Rex Martin, David Weinstein, Ben Eggleston, and Dale E. Miller investigate the relation between the departments of morality and prudence. Their papers ask whether Mill is a rule utilitarian and, if so, whether his practical philosophy must be incoherent. The second section contains papers by Jonathan Riley and Wendy Donner, who explore the relation between the departments of morality and aesthetics. They discuss issues ranging from supererogation to aesthetic pleasure and humanity's relationship with nature. The papers in the third section consider the Art of Life's axiological first principle, the principle of utility. Elijah Millgram contends that Mill's own life refutes his claim that the Art of Life has a single axiological first principle. Philip Kitcher maintains that Mill has a dynamic axiology requiring us to continually refine our conception of the good. In the final section, three papers address what it means to put the Art of Life into practice. Robert Haraldsson locates an 'Art of Ethics' in On Liberty that is in tension with the Art of Life. Nadia Urbinati plumbs the classical roots of Mill's view of the good life. Finally, Colin Heydt develops Mill's suggestion that we regard our own lives as works of art.
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The 'Art of Life' is John Stuart Mill's name for his account of practical reason. In this volume, eleven leading scholars elucidate this fundamental, but widely neglected, element of Mill's thought.
INTRODUCTION; SECTION ONE; SECTION TWO; SECTION THREE
"Any scholar working on Mill's practical philosophy will be interested in a number of these papers." --Notre Dame Philosophical Review
Selling point: This volume offers original essays by scholars on the Art of Life, an important system in Mill's thought that was largely neglected by scholars until now. Selling point: The editors have written an introduction that provides background on the Art of Life and draws connections between the papers in the volume. Selling point: Mill scholarship is currently thriving.
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Ben Eggleston is Professor of Philosophy, University of Kansas Dale E. Miller is Professor of Philosophy, Old Dominion University David Weinstein is Professor of Political Science, Wake Forest University
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Selling point: This volume offers original essays by scholars on the Art of Life, an important system in Mill's thought that was largely neglected by scholars until now. Selling point: The editors have written an introduction that provides background on the Art of Life and draws connections between the papers in the volume. Selling point: Mill scholarship is currently thriving.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195381245
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
567 gr
Høyde
165 mm
Bredde
241 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
320

Biografisk notat

Ben Eggleston: Philosophy, University of Kansas. Dale Miller: Philosophy, Old Dominion University; DW: Political Science, Wake Forest University