Date of Award
8-7-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Cohen, Andrew J.
Second Advisor
Edmundson, William
Third Advisor
Cohen, Andrew I.
Abstract
John Stuart Mill’s Representative Government argues that the ideal form of government is representative. In this paper, I interpret Mill’s argument as a utilitarian argument for a political system with the salient feature of authoritative public participation. Mill argues for this feature in the first three chapters of Representative Government. This argument is interpreted in the context of Mill’s utilitarian views as elaborated in Utilitarianism, with emphasis on Mill’s understanding of pleasure formation and high quality utility.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/3044991
Recommended Citation
Vickery, Paul, "Utility, Character, and Mill's Argument for Representative Government." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/3044991