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Representative Government As The Best Form Of Government In J. S. Mill

Author(s): Marko Simendić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: John Stuart Mill; representative government; utilitarianism; progress

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the coherence of the tripartite criterion that makes the representative government the best form of government in John Stuart Mill's political philosophy. The first part of the paper presents the tripartite criterion for distinguishing Mill's optimal form of government: progressiveness, utility maximising rule and good institutions. The second and the third part of the paper examine some of the possible tensions between these three elements, as well as certain problems that might arise in their practical application. Finally, this paper offers an interpretation that, by taking Mill's anthropology and psychology into account, aims (1) to resolve the internal tensions that might appear to exist between the three features of Mill's account of representative government and (2) to solve some of the more practical concerns related to their implementation.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 06
  • Page Range: 237-249
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian