17/10/2014

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John Stewart Mill was born in 1806 and died in 1873, Mill was a philosopher, social reformer and economist, his key works include "On liberty" and "Utilitarianism"

"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied." - John Stewart Mill on Happiness

His main interests were political philosophy, ethics, economics and inductive logic.

John Stewart Mill was a proponent of Utilitarianism, an ethical theory developed by Jeremy Bentham. He worked on his theory of the scientific method. Mill was also a member of parliament and an important figure in liberal political philosophy.

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