This new book reopens the debate on theories of justice between
utilitarian theorists and scholars from other camps. John Rawls'
1971 publication of A Theory of Justice put forward a devastating
challenge to the long-established dominance of utilitarianism
within political and moral philosophy, and until now no
satisfactory and comprehensive utilitarian reply has yet been put
forward. By expounding John Stuart Mill's system of knowledge and
by reconstructing his utilitarianism, Huei-chun Su offers a fresh
and comprehensive analysis of Mill's moral philosophy and sheds new
light on the reconciliation of Mill's idea of justice with both his
utilitarianism and his theory of liberty. More than a study of
Mill, this book uses a systematic framework to draw a comparison
between Mill's theory of justice and those of John Rawls, Amartya
Sen, and Friedrich von Hayek. It hence establishes common ground
between different schools of thought in the fields of economics and
philosophy, and enables more effective dialogue. This book will be
indispensable both to those interested in Mill's moral philosophy
and to those seeking a solid theoretical basis for analyzing the
idea of justice, as well as to anyone with an interest with the
history of economics, economic philosophy and the history of
economic thought more generally.
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