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Title: Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill, George Sher ISBN: 0-87220-605-X Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Brilliant Philosophy, Painful Reading
Comment: If it was not for the fact that this book was assigned for the course, I would have thrown it onto the wall in utter frustration for the periodic-style prose in which it was written. Yet in those moments of painful reading I never let my intellect be neglectful of the realization that what lay before me belongs to the highest canon of ethical philosophizing. Mill's ornate style of writing was appropriate for his time, but to the modern reader it sometimes takes several readings to understand a difficult passage.
I agree with the reviewer who noted that Chapter IV, unlike the rest of the book, is singularly almost unintelligible, not only for its long paragraphs, but also for its rambling diversions. Nevertheless, Mill's Utilitarianism should be a required reading for anyone with pretension for interests in issues of morality and social policy.
Rating: 4
Summary: For its price, a good find
Comment: Now that Amazon has changed the product description and recognized that it is soft cover, I can, perhaps, give a decent review.
The text is, as are all Mill's writings, quite good. Regardless as to your agreement or disagreement, it cannot be argued that Mill does not present his points clearly, logically, and understandably. The editor's introduction is nice, though short. It is also nice that Mill's speech regarding capitial punishment was included as an appendix.
The actual binding is rather flimsy, but for this low price, I'll not complain too loudly.
Rating: 5
Summary: Crisp Does An Excellent Job
Comment: As usual, Oxford put out another great edited classic work. J. S. Mill's Utilitarianism can be sometimes confusing, and as Roger Crisp notes, even scholars disagree on what Mill thought. Nevertheless, this book gives you a good introduction to Mill's thought prior to reading the actual text, Utilitarianism.
For example, I was able to converse with friends in the philosophy program about Mill's ethical theory without even reading his text; but I did read Crisp's edited notes about it. So I applaud Crisp for doing a good job on that. He also includes a summary of each paragraph for every chapter in outline form (located before the text). This was extremely helpful to me.
Located in the back of the work, like other Oxford editions, were text references that clarified persons who Mill spoke of, referred to, etc. It also clarified difficult passages (most of them anyways).
About Mill's ethical theory, you will have to read him yourself to come to a conclusion. I think the guy was totally wrong, but I'm not criticizing him; I'm reviewing this book :) But I should add that Crisp tries to deal with most of the criticisms (some of which are good responses) so that you can read Mill as charitable as possible.
Because of the work put into clarifying Mill, I highly recommend this book.
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Title: The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, David Ross, W. D. Ross, J. L. Ackrill, J. O. Urmson ISBN: 019283407X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals: With on a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns by Immanuel Kant, James W. Ellington ISBN: 087220166X Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant, Mary J. Gregor ISBN: 0521626951 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Republic by Plato, Benjamin Jowett ISBN: 0486411214 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $2.50 |
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Title: On Liberty (Penguin Classics) by John Stuart, Mill, Gertrude Himmelfarb ISBN: 0140432078 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1975 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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