Reforming Liberalism: J.S. Mill's Use of Ancient, Religious, Liberal, and Romantic Moralities
Robert Devigne
Abstract
This book challenges prevailing interpretations of the political and moral thought of John Stuart Mill and the theoretical underpinnings of modern liberal philosophy. The book explains how Mill drew from ancient and romantic thought as well as past religious practices to reconcile conflicts and antinomies (liberty and virtue, self-interest and morality, equality and human excellence) that were hobbling traditional liberalism. The book shows that Mill, regarded as a seminal writer in the liberal tradition, critiques liberalism's weaknesses with a forcefulness usually associated with its well-kn ... More
Keywords: moral thought, John Stuart Mill, modern liberal philosophy, liberalism, virtue, self-interest, morality
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2006 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300112429 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300112429.001.0001 |
