"Induction, Deduction, and James Mill's "Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5800433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antis Loizides (0000-0002-3587-6059, University of Cyprus, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-61 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Intellectual History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-2443 • E-ISSN: 1479-2451 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1479244315000219 |
| OpenAlex | W2605080728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
In his biography of James Mill, Alexander Bain made a number of claims with regard to Mill's essay "Government" (1820). First, the essay was a catalyst in the movement for reform, making "in all probability . . . our political history very different from what it might otherwise have been." Second, the essay provided a unique opportunity for Mill to expound on "the whole theory of Government in a compact shape." Third, as far as his "Logic of Politics" was concerned, Mill depended on the deductive method-the method of geometry-having quickly discarded the applicability of inductive logic in politics. In this article, I take issue with the last claim
European Political History Analysis · Political Theory and Influence · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
On the principles of political economy, and taxation.
Eighteenth-century British logic and rhetoric.
John Stuart Mill
Aristotle's Theory of Demonstration
On the Ingredients of An Aristotelian Science
Enthymeme
Essay on the Origin of Human Knowledge
Aristotle's Demonstrative Logic
Aristotle's "Rhetoric"
That Noble Science of Politics
The Greek Heritage in Victorian Britain
The Elements of Politics
The Development of Platonic Studies in Britain and the Role of the Utilitarians
Aristotle's Theory of Demonstration
Rhetoric, Dialectic and Syllogistic Argument
Taking Their Cue from Plato
Jeremy Bentham
The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo
The old rhetoric vs. the new rhetoric
Greek Philosophy and the Victorians
Aristotle's example
The formation of the Regius Chair of rhetoric and Belles Lettres at the university of Edinburgh
IV. James Mill's Politics
V. James Mill's Politics
James Mill on Universal Suffrage and the Middle Class
James Mill and Scottish Moral Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |