History and Historiography in Classical Utilitarianism, 1800-1865

Callum Barrell

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Cambridge University Press
07 October 2021

Historiography; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; History of ideas

Series: Ideas in Context

This first comprehensive account of the utilitarians' historical thought intellectually resituates their conceptions of philosophy and politics, at a time when the past acquired new significances as both a means and object of study. Drawing on published and unpublished writings - and set against the intellectual backdrops of Scottish philosophical history, German and French historicism, romanticism, positivism, and the rise of social science and scientific history - Callum Barrell recovers the depth with which Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, George Grote, and John Stuart Mill thought about history as a site of philosophy and politics. He argues that the utilitarians, contrary to their reputations as ahistorical and even antihistorical thinkers, developed complex frameworks in which to learn from and negotiate the past, inviting us to rethink the foundations of their ideas, as well as their place in - and relationship to - nineteenth-century philosophy and political thought.

By: Callum Barrell
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9781316519073
ISBN 10: 1316519074
Series: Ideas in Context
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 07 October 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Part I. Enlightened Historicisms: 1. Jeremy Bentham on historical authority; 2. James Mill and the real business of philosophy; Part II. Historicism and Historiography: 3. George Grote and Historismus; 4. J. S. Mill's historical criticism; Part III. Sciences of History: 5. J. S. Mill and historical relativism; 6. J. S. Mill on Universal History; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Callum Barrell is Assistant Professor of Political Thought at New College of the Humanities, Northeastern University. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate political thought and the history of philosophy.