Last week I gave a recorded talk on Adam Smith as political thinker- in Ghent (in Dutch) that can be found here. I expect my blogging to be a bit sparse next week because I will be in Tokyo for these two events (here; here). It is well known (recall also this post
*The quoted sentence opens the door to non-trivial use of state power in non-civilized communities, alas. (This seems a feature and not a bug of Mill’s thinking.)
Yes, the India Office seems to have shaped his thinking, though it's hard to disentangle cause and effect. I still need to follow up your recommended reading on this.
*The quoted sentence opens the door to non-trivial use of state power in non-civilized communities, alas. (This seems a feature and not a bug of Mill’s thinking.)
Yes, the India Office seems to have shaped his thinking, though it's hard to disentangle cause and effect. I still need to follow up your recommended reading on this.