After barely seven years of marriage and after experiencing acute lung congestion, she died in 1858. After 21 years of close friendship with Harriet Taylor, Mill wed her on April 21, 1851. Mill was inspired to reject Bentham's theory of human nature by his correspondence with Auguste Comte. He was deeply affected by the vibrant and welcoming culture of France. Along with his father, he studied David Ricardo and Adam Smith. He liked to read Robinson Crusoe and Don Quixote in his free time.

At the age of eight, Mill started studying Latin, algebra, and Euclid classes.

Jeremy Bentham and Francis Place provided guidance and support as John Stuart's father schooled him. Being a particularly bright youngster, he was able to read six Plato dialogues and Aesop's Fables by the age of eight. The utilitarian movement was started by John Stuart Mill. He was one of the most significant intellectuals in the development of classical liberalism. John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament (MP), and civil servant who lived from to. Mill argued that having half the human race being unable to contribute much to society was a major hindrance to the development of mankind. Mill believed that the inequality of women should be a thing of the distant past, a view which was shared by very few. The Subjection of Women, published in 1869, is a long essay that may have been co-written by Mill's wife Harriet Taylor Mill. Mill used many of the same ideas introduced by Jeremy Bentham and expanded on them.

Utilitarianism, published in 1863, is one of Mill's most important works as it popularized utilitarian ethics. The book is considered to be one of the greatest works in social and political philosophy. On Liberty, published in 1859, is Mill's most famous work. Mill was also notable for being the first Member of Parliament to support women's suffrage. Mill is considered to have been one of the most important figures in the history of liberalism, and he contributed greatly to social theory and political theory. John Stuart Mill was a prominent English philosopher and political economist.

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