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On Millgram on Mill
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Miller, Dale E. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | In a recent article in Ethics, Elijah Millgram presents a novel reconstruction of J. S. Mill's ‘proof’ of the principle of utility. Millgram's larger purpose is to critique instrumentalist approaches to practical reasoning. His reading of the proof makes Mill out to be an instrumentalist, and Millgram thinks that the ultimate failure of Mill's argument usefully illustrates an inconsistency inherent in instrumentalism. Yet Millgram's interpretation of the proof does not succeed. Mill is not an instrumentalist. Millgram may be right that instrumentalism is incoherent, but he has chosen the wrong figure to illustrate the point. |
| Related Links | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/7B25F4A07251F3568263DD42011EA34D/S0953820803001080a.pdf/div-class-title-on-millgram-on-mill-div.pdf |
| ISSN | 09538208 |
| e-ISSN | 17416183 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0953820803001080 |
| Journal | Utilitas |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2004-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Utilitas History and Philosophy of Science Practical Reasoning |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Philosophy |
