classical liberal
John Stuart Mill
1806–1873
Also known as: J. S. Mill, JS Mill
How John Stuart Mill is discussed in this archive
Authored 2 works in the archive.
Referenced in 12 other works — including For Absolute Freedom of Expression , The Mission of Libertarianism , and THE MISSION OF LIBERTARIANISM .
In Liberalism in South Asia : Mill is named among the nineteenth-century liberal theorists in Doering's closing reference, situating him in the canon of post-Enlightenment liberal thought that the essay traces.
In The Economic Thinking of Prof. Milton Friedman : J.
In ECONOMIC THINKING OF LORD KEYNES : John Stuart Mill is listed among the classical economists in whose tradition Dillard places Keynes, establishing the lineage from which Keynesian theory departs.
In GG Agarkar : Modern Indian Liberal and Reformer : John Stuart Mill is identified as the philosophical inspiration behind Agarkar's liberal individualism, with Agarkar described as an 'ardent devotee of John Stuart Mill'.
In GG Agarkar- Modern Indian Liberal and Reformer : John Stuart Mill is identified as the philosophical foundation of Agarkar's liberal individualism and the unconscious influence behind the rise of Marxism in Maharashtra in the 1920s.
By John Stuart Mill (2)
Mentioned in (14)
Primary works (5)
- Liberalism in South Asia · 1995
- "The essay breaks off on page 20 with a reference to 19th-century liberal theorists including John Stuart Mill, Alexis de Tocqueville, Frédéric Bastiat, and Herbert Spencer." — Doering catalogues Mill as one of the four nineteenth-century theorists carrying the liberal tradition forward
- Reform of Direct Taxes · 1983
- Role of Intellectuals in Public Life · 1980
- The Economic Thinking of Prof. Milton Friedman · 1977
- "aligning the author with classical economists like Ricardo, Hume, J. S. Mill and Marshall who preferred a falling-price-level path on grounds of social justice" — Brahmananda's alignment with the classical tradition against Friedman's indexation proposal
- ECONOMIC THINKING OF LORD KEYNES · 1968
- "Dillard situates Keynes alongside Adam Smith, Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx and Alfred Marshall as a classical-rank figure" — Mill named in Dillard's classical-tradition lineage for Keynes
Opinion pieces (3)
- GG Agarkar : Modern Indian Liberal and Reformer
- "an ardent devotee of John Stuart Mill" — identifying Mill as the primary Western liberal philosophical source of Agarkar's rationalist and individualist worldview
- GG Agarkar- Modern Indian Liberal and Reformer
- "an ardent devotee of John Stuart Mill" — establishing Mill as the central Western philosophical source of Agarkar's rationalism
- G.G. Agarkar : Revisiting a Misunderstood Legacy
- "The influence of Mill on Agarkar is conspicuous" — direct identification of Mill as Agarkar's most significant intellectual source
Excerpts (6)
- Acharya N G Ranga: The Farmer’s Friend and Swatantra Party Stalwart
- "Ranga studied the works of influential political thinkers such as Bertrand Russel, HG Wells and JS Mill." — Mill is one of the canonical liberal thinkers cited as shaping Ranga's early political education
- For Absolute Freedom of Expression
- "even John Stuart Mill, arguably the greatest champion of "the fullest liberty of professing and discussing," talked about what came to known as the Harm Principle" — introduces Mill as the canonical liberal anchor before quoting On Liberty at length
- "Mill would not accept any curbs on the freedom of speech except in rare circumstances- to "an excited mob" against corn-dealers "before the house of a corn-dealer."" — Kapoor reads Mill's corn-dealer example as fixing the narrow circumstance where speech can be regulated
- The Mission of Libertarianism
- "Bentham, James Mill and his more famous son John Stuart Mill were the principal protagonists. Their work in economic, legal and political thought guided the development of democratic institutions" — positions Mill as the intellectual architect of liberal democracy
- "Adam Smith and Mill are both put into the shade. They have become “Gods that failed”." — lament that the individualist tradition represented by Mill has been displaced by collectivism
- Profit-Shy Asians
- "In the anti-conservative epoch, John Stuart Mill stood out as its defender." — Mill positioned as the second figure in a three-epoch genealogy of libertarian defenders
- THE MISSION OF LIBERTARIANISM
- "liberal democratic thought of which Bentham, James Mill and his more famous son John Stuart Mill were the principal protagonists." — Mill positioned as a key founder of liberal democratic individualism
- "The individualist philosophy of John Stuart Mill and his followers which guided liberal democracy is today eclipsed by the communist collectivism of Karl Marx, particularly in respect of economy. Adam Smith and Mill are both put into the shade." — Mill's eclipse by Marx identified as the ideological crisis libertarianism must address
- The Principle of State Interference
- "the opposing theories of individualism represented by J.S. Mill and of idealism represented by T. H. Green and Bernard Bosanquet." — Mill positioned as the foundational individualist theorist against which state interference must be evaluated
- "Though the inherent inconsistencies of J.S. Mill's view of liberty have been shown by his opponents, the enduring value of the core of his thought has been recognised all round." — author concedes Mill's limitations while affirming the enduring validity of his core argument for freedom