John Stuart Mill Life Flashcards
When was he born?
1806
When did he die?
1873
Who was he the son of?
A philosopher who taught him Greek and Latin by the age of 6.
What did he experience in his early life?
A nervous breakdown.
What did he campaign for?
Social reforms including women’s rights and abolition of slavery.
Who was he influenced by?
John Bentham’s scientific thinking that laws and morality should be tested to make sure they produce the greatest happiness of the greatest number (utilitarianism).
What was John Stuart Mill’s own view?
It was that society should encourage ‘high pleasures’, such as art, music, poetry.
What was he convinced about?
No true happiness unless freedom of speech and expression, including for women
What did he do as an MP?
He was the first person, as MP, to argue for women’s votes.
