Mill on Civilization and Barbarism
Title | Mill on Civilization and Barbarism PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Levin |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1135755035 |
This study investigates the awkward relationship between J. S. Mill's liberalism and his justification of imperialism. Includes a debate on the origins, meaning, and consequences of Western civilization Issues discussed include colonialism and orientalism, Enlightenment optimism and conservative despair, the need for leadership and the advance of democracy
Mill on Civilization and Barbarism
Title | Mill on Civilization and Barbarism PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Levin |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 165 |
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Genre | Civilization |
ISBN | 1135755043 |
Mill's contributions in many disciplines are highly regarded by scholars, but the author argues that what has been relatively ignored was his commitment to societal development. The author situates his achievements alongside contemporaries like Comte, Marx and Toqueville.
J.S. Mill on Civilization and Barbarism
Title | J.S. Mill on Civilization and Barbarism PDF eBook |
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Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Civilization |
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J.S. Mill on Civilization and Barbarism
Title | J.S. Mill on Civilization and Barbarism PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Levin |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Civilization |
ISBN | 0714684767 |
This book investigates Mill's notion of the stages from barbarism to civilisation, his belief in imperialism as part of the civilising process and his discourses on the blessings, curses and dangers of modernisation.
Complicating Barbarism and Civilization
Title | Complicating Barbarism and Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | Inder S. Marwah |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
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Recent critics have declaimed against John Stuart Mill's liberalism, arguing that his conception of civilization is inexorably bound to a hierarchal conception of social progress justifying Europeans' moral right to “civilize” barbarian peoples. Without exonerating him of his undoubtedly problematic views regarding non-European cultures, I'd like to argue that Mill in fact has a much subtler view of historical development and of civilization than such critics attribute to him. Central to these critics' charges is an “aggregative” view of Mill's conceptualization of historical development - suggesting that Mill understood societies to move through discrete stages of social development, characterized by specifically correlated stages of economic, political, cultural and moral development - which fails to be borne out under close examination. Mill was keenly attuned to the vast differences between peoples, to the contingencies of historical development and to the great pathologies endemic in “civilized” states. He was equally aware that particular social stages did not immediately correspond to specific economic or political conditions; this challenges critics' contention that Mill reduced the world to a binary dichotomy distinguishing “civilized” from “barbarian” peoples. Given the great attention that he devoted to the very particular social, economic, cultural and political conditions under which people developed the capacities required for effective representative government - conditions that he saw as difficult to achieve in even the most “civilized” of states - I argue that the critics' characterization of Mill as an unquestioning imperialist must be re-considered.
J.S. Mill's Political Thought
Title | J.S. Mill's Political Thought PDF eBook |
Author | Nadia Urbinati |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2007-01-29 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1139462512 |
The year 2006 marked the two hundredth anniversary of John Stuart Mill's birth. Though his philosophical reputation has varied greatly, it is now clear that Mill ranks among the most influential modern political thinkers. Despite his enduring influence, the breadth and complexity of Mill's political thought is often underappreciated. While his writings remain a touchstone for debates over liberty and liberalism, many other important dimensions of his political philosophy have until recently been ignored. This book aims to correct such neglect, by illustrating the breadth and depth of Mill's political writings, by drawing together a collection of essays whose authors explore underappreciated elements of Mill's political philosophy. The book shows how Mill's thinking remains pertinent to our own political life in three broad areas - democratic institutions and culture, liberalism, and international politics - and offers a critical reassessment of Mill's political philosophy in light of recent political developments and transformations.
Liberalism, Diversity and Domination
Title | Liberalism, Diversity and Domination PDF eBook |
Author | Inder S. Marwah |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 309 |
Release | 2019-05-23 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1108493785 |
Examines how distinctive liberalisms respond to racial, cultural, gender-based and class-based forms of diversity and difference.