The Ethics of John Stuart Mill

Introductory Essays I. Ethics and Induction — Discusses Mill’s view that ethics should be approached through inductive and experiential method. II. Ethics and Psychology — Connects moral philosophy with the study of mind, motivation, and character. III. Ethics and Morality — Examines the relation between ethical theory and actual moral life. Analysis On the Logic of the Moral Sciences — Outlines the structure of Mill’s method for studying conduct and society. Utilitarianism — Provides analytical guidance to Mill’s main ethical treatise. From the Ethical Writings of John Stuart Mill On the Logic of the Moral Sciences — Includes chapters on introductory remarks, liberty and necessity, science of human nature, laws of mind, and ethology. Utilitarianism — Includes chapters on general remarks, the meaning of utilitarianism, the sanction of utility, proof of utility, and justice in relation to utility.