Unit 9
John Stuart Mill (The Enlightenment)

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Unit 9, you should be able to

1. describe and explain Mill’s utilitarian ethical theory and his argument for the enfranchisement of women.
2. evaluate Mill according to distinctions presented in Unit 1.
3. assess the strengths and weaknesses of Mill’s views and identify similarities and differences with theories in Part One and Two and Unit 8.