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Mill, John Stuart

By: Jonathon A. Cooper
In: Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics
Edited by: Bruce A. Arrigo
Subject:Values & Ethics, Criminal Justice Ethics
Keywords:desire; experientialism; happiness; James Mill; pleasure; Socrates; utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill (1806–73) was a 19th-century English philosopher and statesman known for his writings on utilitarianism. Utilitarianism describes several political and social philosophies that begin with the following proposition: Actions are defined as morally right insofar as ...

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  Cooper, J. (2014). Mill, john stuart. In B. A. Arrigo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of criminal justice ethics (Vol. 1, pp. 592-593). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274102.n213
  
  Cooper, Jonathon A. "Mill, John Stuart." In Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, edited by Arrigo, Bruce A., 592-93. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274102.n213.
  
  Cooper, J. 2014. Mill, John Stuart. In: Bruce A. Arrigo Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 592-593 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274102.n213> [Accessed 23 May 2022].
  
  Cooper, Jonathon A. "Mill, John Stuart." Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics. Edited by Bruce A. Arrigo. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 592-93. SAGE Knowledge. 23 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274102.n213.
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