John Stuart Mill

Classical economist and liberal philosopher whose Principles was the discipline's standard text for a generation.

Specifications & Metrics

lifespan

1806-1873

nationality

British

school

Classical

Core Principles & Analysis

• Principles of Political Economy (1848) went through many editions in his lifetime.
• He separated the laws of production from the rules of distribution, opening room for social reform.
• The Subjection of Women (1869) made him a rare feminist voice among classical economists.

Sources

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Stuart Mill