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Born May 20, 1806 • London • England
Died May 8, 1873 (aged 66) • Avignon • France
Notable Works “A System of Logic” • “Autobiography” • “Considerations on Representative Government” • “Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy” • “Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy” • “On Liberty” • “Principles of Political Economy” • “The Subjection of Women” • “Utilitarianism”
Notable Family Members father James Mill
Subjects Of Study induction • utilitarianism

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