Author:
Kitcher, Philip, 1947- author.
ImprintNew York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
Descriptionxi, 133 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
Note:The making of a conflicted humanist -- Freedom for all? -- Democracy in danger? -- Inevitable inequality? -- When do the numbers count? -- Coda: progressive Mill.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index.
Note:Sharing insights from teaching John Stuart Mill for many years, the eminent philosopher Philip Kitcher makes a cogent case for why we should read this nineteenth-century thinker now. He reflects on Mill's ideas in the context of contemporary ethical, social, and political issues.
