My forthcoming course on
JOHN STUART MILL AND UTILITARIANISM
will be presented in the Hutton House Lecture Series
Tuesdays, December 10 and 17, 2024; from 1-3 pm.
In person and on zoom

David Sprintzen

The life story of John Stuart Mill is both brilliant and poignant, so beautifully told in his autobiography. From his astounding childhood education to his beautiful and tragic love affair with Harriet Taylor, he was without question the greatest and most influential English Philosopher of the 19th Century, and the premier defender of both Utilitarianism and individual liberty. The son of James Mill, and disciple of Jeremy Bentham, together the founders of Utilitarianism, John Stuart gave to their philosophy its most complete development. And that philosophy is probably the single most popular approach currently used to evaluate moral issues. Further, it is his essay “On Liberty” that provides the classic defense of individual freedom of thought, discussion, and action. We will explore all these issues in our course.

For further information, or to attend, contact
Karen Young, 516-299-4003, Karen.Young@liu.edu