Indian Streams Research Journal

Volume : IV, Issue : VI, July - 2014

HUMANISING IMPACT OF WORDSWORTH’S POETRY ON JOHN STUART MILL

Kapil Kumar Gupta, -

By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

John Stuart Mill, the son of James Mill, was educated by his father following the utilitarian principles of Jeremy Bentham and the then popular principle of Associationism. He was kept away from the outside influences in his early life and was educated at home. His father hoped that J S Mill would carry on the principles of Utilitarianism ahead, making “the greatest happiness of the greatest numbers” his motto of life. However, very soon he found himself in very ‘dull states of nerves’ as he could not take pleasure in the utilitarian principles. He could find nothing which could give him hope and purpose to live life. In such a state of mind, he came in touch with Wordsworth’s poetry which lifted his low sprits and filled him with unbound enthusiasm for life. Later, J S Mill even modified some of the tenets of his utilitarian philosophy by differentiating between quantity and quality of pleasures.

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• Utilitarianism
• Utilitarianism

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