John Stuart Mill advocated for social reforms like women's rights and democracy, and proposed a "chemical model" of the mind where ideas combine. He also founded ethology, the study of character formation.
John Stuart Mill, rigorously trained by his father, championed women's rights, democracy, and free speech, and developed a chemical model of the mind where ideas fuse. He also founded ethology, the study of character formation.
| Front | John Stuart Mill |
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| Back | Training: Trained by his father (“reasoning machine”) Accomplishments: Politics: women’s rights, championed democracy, free speech, and universal education Philosophy: chemical model of the mind (ideas fuse, melt, coalesce). It’s ok that psychology is not as exact as Physics (otherwise issues with free will). Ethology: area of psychology concerned with application (i.e. character formation) Criticisms of others: n/a Criticized by others: n/a Systems: Empiricist |
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