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'There never was a time when so great a drama was being played out in one generation': John Stuart Mill and the French Revolution of 1848 (2019)
Journal Article
McCabe, H. (2019). 'There never was a time when so great a drama was being played out in one generation': John Stuart Mill and the French Revolution of 1848. Revue d'Etudes Proudhoniennes, 5, 119-162

The events of 1848 in France had a profound effect on John Stuart Mill, marking both an important change, and emphasising an important continuity, in his radical political thought. Mill had always had a strong interest in French politics, and a long-... Read More about 'There never was a time when so great a drama was being played out in one generation': John Stuart Mill and the French Revolution of 1848.

Reflections: The 'essay mills' of Kenya (2019)
Digital Artefact
McCabe, H. (in press). Reflections: The 'essay mills' of Kenya. [blog]

Harriet Taylor (2019)
Book Chapter
McCabe, H. (2019). Harriet Taylor. In Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women's WritingSpringer

Mill’s ‘Modern’ Radicalism Re-Examined: Joseph Persky’s The Political Economy of Progress (2019)
Journal Article
McCabe, H. (2020). Mill’s ‘Modern’ Radicalism Re-Examined: Joseph Persky’s The Political Economy of Progress. Utilitas, 32(2), 147-164. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0953820819000244

In The Political Economy of Progress, Joseph Persky argues for seeing J.S. Mill as a consistent ‘radical’ with much to offer modern ‘radical’ political discourse. In this article, I further this claim with consideration of Mill's political philosophy... Read More about Mill’s ‘Modern’ Radicalism Re-Examined: Joseph Persky’s The Political Economy of Progress.

Timothy Larsen John Stuart Mill: A Secular Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018). Pp.vi + 229. £30:00 (Hbk). ISBN 9780198753155 (2019)
Journal Article
McCabe, H. (2020). Timothy Larsen John Stuart Mill: A Secular Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018). Pp.vi + 229. £30:00 (Hbk). ISBN 9780198753155. Religious Studies, 56(1), 145-149. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412519000325

Book review.

Navigating by the North Star: the role of the 'ideal' in J.S. Mill's View of 'utopian' schemes and the possibilities of social transformation (2019)
Journal Article
Mccabe, H. (2019). Navigating by the North Star: the role of the 'ideal' in J.S. Mill's View of 'utopian' schemes and the possibilities of social transformation. Utilitas, 31(3), 291-309. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0953820819000074

The role of the 'ideal' in political philosophy is currently much discussed. These debates cast useful light on Mill's self-designation as 'under the general designation of Socialist'. Considering Mill's assessment of potential property-relations on... Read More about Navigating by the North Star: the role of the 'ideal' in J.S. Mill's View of 'utopian' schemes and the possibilities of social transformation.