John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx: Critics of the 19th Century.
This essay discusses the social criticisms of John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx. The paper shows how Mill developed the philosophy of utilitarianism, which based knowledge upon human experience and emphasized the importance of human reason. Mill held that action had to depend on whether it would bring about happiness. For Mill, the human being was the initial criterion of society. Marx, meanwhile, argued that private property had to be abolished and that workers had to grab the means of production. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
