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frsther than attempted 20 establish. q
philosophical basis Of lee teachings. Sent
hams f~rasrnentary writings supplied all that
could by courtesy be called q philosophy.
James Mil. however. from the first had
been interested In philosophical questions
and In 1917 he had expressed the wish hat
he had time to write a book which should
make the human mind a. plain NJ the road
from Charing Gross to 81. Pauis.' This WAS
tho vofs 10 which some years after isz7 he
applied himself. Tho Analysis OF the Phe-
bomena OF the Human Mind appeared In 1879.
and the author Of the book before US admits
that. whatever its defects Of incompietene-s
and one-sidednes-. from a philosophical
point Of view IL shows In the highest degree
Mills power. OF Close and vigorous state
ment. and lays down with singular clear
ness the psychological doctrine which from
his standpoint supplied the Fundamental
tbeorems OF nowledee In general. For a
detailed account Of the Analysis we must
refer the reader to pages 7s7-si, OF Mr..
stephens second volume. The aim Of the
work was To give a complete analysis OF
mental phenomena. and. therefore, To re-
solve tho.e phenoinena into their print
tive constituent atoms. II was James
Mills merit. according 90 his son. that he
csried the principle Of the association OF
ideas further than IL had been carried by
any predecessor. In his belief this prin-
ciple gave the key 70 all psychological
problems. II does not appear that tho
Analysis made an impression proper
tionats TO the intelle-tual power which IL
exhibited and had to walt a long time be-
fore reaching the second edition due 20
the hlisl zeal u J 5. Mill.
After his articles In the Westmfnster
Rsusv. the last Of which was published In
October. ls2o. James Mill could take but
little part In political agitation. being mors
and more absorbed In his Official work
al the India House. He was still con-
suited. however. Ia regard u tho reform
movement by Francis Place, who took an
important part at the final crisis. But
the Utilitarian- we're now lost In the crowd.
The demand for reform had spread Ia all
social strata The attack upon the ruling
class. which had been carried on exclusively
by Radicals In the earlier and darker days.
was now supported by the nation at large.
The old Toryism could no longer maintain
itself by appealing TO the necessities OF a
struggle for national existence. The pres
tige due to the victorious end OF tho war
against Napoleon had faded away. The
Reform Bill Of 1872 was passed, and the
Uulitarians hoped that the millennium
would al last begin to dawn.
Between 1890 and isH1 James Mill wa
called upon to give evidence before ths
! committees which considered the policy
e. be adopted in rene~ing the charter 81
the East India Company lie appeared a.
an advocate Of the COMPANY. defended
their policy and argued against the de-
- - a.. ..t.l I.Ia.. shtah
clamor,~I for tho final suppression Of the
oil trading monopoly Of the corporation.
Mills view. Of course. was not In accord
nncr with tho doctrines Of the thorough
going free traders. His official experience.
it -ecms, upon this and other matters. de-
terred him from the a priori dogmatiSin
characteristic 81 his political speculations
Mil suggested the formation Of a legisla-
tive council for India which was Co contain
one man -verssd in the philosophy Of men
aud government The "nect Of This sug-
ge-tion may be traced in the appointment
Of the legal member Of the Governor Gen
erals council. provided for la the act Of
1883. Mill approved OF Macaulay ~ the
first holder Of the post. The Penal Code
drawn by Macaulsy a. occupsn of the Office
WIS the first artual attempt Ia carry out
Bentham's favorte schemes under British
rule. Mr.. stephen opines that the Influence
~ tho chief OF B-ntham'- Disciples AT tho
India Hou%e may have had something 20
do Nth it, initiation After 1850 Mill wrote
"A severe fragment on Mackintosh. which.
aftnr a delay CAUSED by Mackintosh's death.
appeared In 1895. lie contributed some
articles ~ the London Rsriete founded hy
Sir " Wordsworth, a. All organ 81 tho
= Philosophical Radicals and slferin-
tend.d. though not directly edited. 10y j
y Mil These. James Mills last perform
ances. repeat the old doctrines. u does
not appear. indeed. that he ever altered one
Of his opinions He accepted "a the end
B.ntham's fundamental doctrine ~ I'M
reservedly A. "A Mathematician might
acccpt Newton's PrHcipid. Mills lungs
had now begun TO be arected He had a had
attack Of he~morrhage IN August, 1855. and
died peacefully on une ~. is9o.
In a comparison Of Mill with Coleridge
the author Of this book concnde- that, II
We were to apply the rules Of ordinary
morality II would he entirely In Mills
favor Mill discharged all his duties AS
~-trenuou-ly a. a man could. while 'oie'idge's
life was a prolonged illustration Of the com
ment that. when an action presented Itself
Ia him a. a duty he became physically
incapable Of performing II. Mill worked
his hardest from youth 10 age, never sparing
labor or shirking difficulties. or turning
aside fIon, his path Col-ridge da~dl"d
through lie, -olscing himself with opium.
and could only ~ coaNed into occasional
activity by skilful diplomacy Mil pre-
served his Independence by rigorous self
denial. temperance and punctuali'y Cole
ridge was ALWAYS dependent upon the
generosity Of his friends Mill brought mp
"A large family. and In the midst OF severe
labors found time TO educate them. even
To excess. Coleridge left his wife and
children to he cared for by Others Never
,hcless. Coleridge died In the odor OF sane
titv. revercd by his disciples and idoliyed
by his children. while Mill went 20 the grave
amidst the shrugs 81 respectable shoulders
and respected rather than beloved 10y the
son who succeeded Ia his intellectual
leader, hip Mr.. stephen would not 90 -
far a. To- explain the difference In the fat" of
tn. two thinker bv the fact that MIL wa
avowedly heterodos. whereas 'oi"ridge
defended orthodox views II - pronounced
morn To IN. purpose That Coleridge wa~
....a.ws,u ,,th ltpdltue-s though little I