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John Stuart Mill

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John Stuart Mill
Born20 May 1806
Pentonville, England, United Kingdom
Died7 May 1873
Avignon, Vaucluse, France
School traditionClassical liberalism
Utilitarianism


John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was a British philosopher and the founder of utilitarianism. He defended European colonialism and slavery in order to "civilize" the peoples of the Global South[1] and believed that colonized peoples should not have democratic rights.[2] However, he believed slavery would eventually become unnecessary and therefore supported the Union in the Statesian Civil War[1] as well as John Brown.[2] He noted that workers with the most difficult jobs were actually paid the least.[3]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'What Is Liberalism?' (p. 7). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (p. 179). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
  3. Prabhat Patnaik (2023-08-06). "The Problem with “Universal Basic Income”" Peoples Democracy. Retrieved 2023-08-08.