John Stuart Mill’s Platonic Heritage

Download or read book John Stuart Mill’s Platonic Heritage written by Antis Loizides and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores various connections of John Stuart Mill’s thought to ancient Greek philosophy primarily in relation to his conception of happiness. It argues that a better understanding of Mill’s background in ancient Greek thought and his reading(s) of Plato’s dialogues leads to innovative interpretations of his moral and political thought.