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by James Fitzjames Stephen (Author)
With great energy and clarity, Sir James Fitzjames Stephen (1829-1894), author of History of the Criminal Law of England, and judge of the High Court from 1879-91, challenges John Stuart Mill's On Liberty and On Utilitarianism, arguing that Mill's view of humanity is sentimental and utopian.
"His writing is strong meat-full of the threat of hellfrire, the virtue of government by the lash and a fervent belief that the state cannot remain neutral but has a duty to espouse a moral code."-Roderick Munday, Cambridge Law JournalAuthor Biography
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen (1829-94), author of History of the Criminal Law of England, was judge of the High Court from 1879-91.
Number of Pages: 312
Dimensions: 0.92 x 8.51 x 5.46 IN
Publication Date: March 01, 1992
