John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion

In his youth, John Stuart Mill followed his father’s philosophy of persuasion but, in 1830, Mill adopted a new philosophy of persuasion, trying to lead people incrementally towards the truth from their original stand-points rather than engage them antagonistically. Understanding this change helps us...

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Main Author: McCabe, Helen
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Published: University of Windsor 2014
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description In his youth, John Stuart Mill followed his father’s philosophy of persuasion but, in 1830, Mill adopted a new philosophy of persuasion, trying to lead people incrementally towards the truth from their original stand-points rather than engage them antagonistically. Understanding this change helps us understand apparent contradictions in Mill’s canon, as he disguises some of his more radical ideas in order to bring his audience to re-assess and authentically change their opinions. It also suggests a way of reassessing the relationship between Mill’s public and private works, to which we should look if we are attempting to understand his thought.
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spelling nottingham-463802020-05-04T20:15:06Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46380/ John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion McCabe, Helen In his youth, John Stuart Mill followed his father’s philosophy of persuasion but, in 1830, Mill adopted a new philosophy of persuasion, trying to lead people incrementally towards the truth from their original stand-points rather than engage them antagonistically. Understanding this change helps us understand apparent contradictions in Mill’s canon, as he disguises some of his more radical ideas in order to bring his audience to re-assess and authentically change their opinions. It also suggests a way of reassessing the relationship between Mill’s public and private works, to which we should look if we are attempting to understand his thought. University of Windsor 2014-03 Article PeerReviewed McCabe, Helen (2014) John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion. Informal Logic, 34 (1). pp. 38-61. ISSN 0824-2577 John Stuart Mill; persuasion; James Mill; associationist psychology; history of political thought https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3869 doi:10.22329/il.v34i1.3869 doi:10.22329/il.v34i1.3869
spellingShingle John Stuart Mill; persuasion; James Mill; associationist psychology; history of political thought
McCabe, Helen
John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion
title John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion
title_full John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion
title_fullStr John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion
title_full_unstemmed John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion
title_short John Stuart Mill's philosophy of persuasion
title_sort john stuart mill's philosophy of persuasion
topic John Stuart Mill; persuasion; James Mill; associationist psychology; history of political thought
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