John Stuart Mill: life - 1 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimeszLife zJohn Stuart Mill ( ) yHome schooled xAt age of three learned Greek xAt age of eight, Latin xAt thirteen, political economy

John Stuart Mill: life - 2 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes yThis was shortly after the French Revolution ( ) yAt fourteen, his father sent him to study in France.

John Stuart Mill: life - 3 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes zAside on the British Empire yBegan with the chartering of the Virginia Company in 1607 and ended (or did it... the Fauklands) with the transfer of Hong Kong to the Chinese in zLife yOn return to England, studied law. yIn 1822, began working for the India House. Worked for this company until 1858.

John Stuart Mill: life - 4 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes yThe justification for empire-building: To bring a higher civilization to backward peoples. yThe British Empire reached its height on the eve of WWI (1914). The Empire covered a quarter of the earth’s land surface & had a population of 425 million. zLife yOn return to England, studied law. y – founded the Utilitarian Society. Small group which met regularly until 1826.

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John Stuart Mill: life - 6 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes yThe London-based East India Company was formed in 1600 to engage in trade with India, Malaya, and Java. zLife yIn 1822, began working for the East India Company. Worked for this company until 1858.

John Stuart Mill: life - 7 John Stuart Mill: Life & times East India Company, home office, London

John Stuart Mill: life - 8 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes yIt remained a commercial enterprise until the 1790s, when it gradually became an arm of the British government. yIt was dissolved in Mill strongly opposed the dissolution. zLife yIn 1826, suffered a mental breakdown; turn to the Romantic poets

John Stuart Mill: life - 9 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zLife y met & fell in love with Harriet Taylor

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John Stuart Mill: life - 11 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimeszLife y System of Logic y married Harriet Taylor; she died in 1858

John Stuart Mill: life - 12 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes yIndustrial Revolution - began in 1750s, but did not become pronounced until after yRevolution consisted of a move from agricultural society to industry-based society. zLife y On Liberty, dedicated to Harriet Taylor y Utilitarianism y member of Parliament; lobbied for women’s right to vote; lost seat in 1868

John Stuart Mill: life - 13 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes yIndustrial Revolution - began in 1750s, but did not become pronounced until after yRevolution consisted of a move from agricultural society to industry-based society. zLife

John Stuart Mill: life - 14 John Stuart Mill: Life & times zTimes yModern industrialism is the mass production of goods by means of machines driven by generated power and set up in factories yNew inventions yAwful conditions of workers... gradual reform zLife y published On the Subjection of Women (written in 1861) y retired to Avignon where he died in 1879.

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