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JAMES MILL ON INTEMPERANCE AND INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2016

Victor Bianchini
Victor Bianchini*
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Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, PHARE.
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Abstract

James Mill’s account of the decision process is part of his theory of the human mind, which in turn is the cornerstone of his theory of education. Mill believed the end of education was to produce happiness, and that this happiness required action by the individual. A problem, as Mill saw it, was that intemperance might interfere with the decision process, causing individuals to take actions that do not promote their greatest happiness. This paper provides an interpretation of this process from a formal perspective, in the light of Mill’s view on intemperance.

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Journal of the History of Economic Thought , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , March 2016 , pp. 21 - 40
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