Mill?s Utilitarianism

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Introduction Context: Alternatives to Utilitarianism; Mill?s life and writings; Bentham?s utilitarian philosophy Overview of themes Reading the text: Overview: Subject matter of the chapters; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Summary Reception and influence Notes for further reading: Secondary material; Selective bibliography Index