Presentation for History of Economic Thought about John Stuart Mill

2. Biography
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 Born in 1806 in London
 British philosopher, political economist and civil
servant
 Contributor to social theory, political theory, and
political economy
 His father’s main aim was to make a genius
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3. Interesting facts:
 3-started studying Greek
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 8-began studying Latin and was appointed schoolmaster to
the younger children of the family
 13-introduced to political economy and studied Adam
Smith and David Ricardo
with his father
 15-massively instructed in a wide
range of subjects
 20-suffers nervous breakdown
 Refused to study at Oxford and Cambridge
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4. Works:
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Early works:
• Views On Liberty
• Freedom of Speech
• Human Rights and Slavery
• Feminism
Major Ones:
• On Liberty
• Utilitarianism
• Principles of Political Economy
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5. Economic philosophy
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Principles of Political Economy
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6. Thank you for your
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