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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the
philosophies of John Stuart Mill and John Rawls. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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other conditions of man, theorizing about many issues, not the least of which was justice. In the following paper we examine each theorist separately, presenting a brief illustration of their
theories. The paper then compares and contrasts the two. John Stuart Mill Although Mill apparently set out to adhere to strict Utilitarian theories, he "had a severe mental
crises (1826-27), after which he departed somewhat from the utilitarianism of Bentham and his father by humanizing it and adding a note idealism. In time he developed utilitarianism into a
more humanitarian doctrine" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Mill.htm). He was a man who became "a strong advocate of womens rights and such political and social reforms as proportional representation,
labor unions, and farm cooperatives. As an empiricist Mill was to subscribe to the notion that all knowledge comes to us through experience; and that there is no such thing
as innate ideas, no such thing as moral precepts" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Mill.htm). This author further indicates that in order "to gain an appreciation of Mills
philosophy it will be necessary to be acquainted with a school of philosophy known as positivism. The French philosopher, Auguste Comte (1798-1857), is considered to be its founder" (Anonymous John
Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Mill.htm). An advocate of this particular perspective, "Popper thought that both Mill and Comte were wrong in treating collections of people as if these collections were physical
or biological bodies, such that scientific methods might be employed to predict future events" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Mill.htm). In essence, "Mill had taken mens experience of the uniformity
of nature as the warrant of induction. Here he reaffirmed the belief of Hume that it is possible to apply the principle of causation and the methods of physical science
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