Talk:James Mill

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James Mill did not support the Catechism; although this article neglects to mention it. But Category:Atheists has much stronger requirements: what did he disbelieve, and how do we know? Septentrionalis 20:22, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why I undid latest addition

I have taken the liberty to remove the latest addition by Ssc2q:

Mill's reputation now rests mainly on two biographical facts. The first is that his first-born son was John Stuart Mill, who became even more eminent than his father. The second is that the elder Mill was the collaborator and ally of Jeremy Bentham, whose subsequent reputation also eclipsed the elder Mill's.

The text as it was already mentioned both facts prominently. Moreover, a third biographical fact (his 'coaching' of Ricardo), and a couple of theoretical contributions to political economy would also deserve to be mentioned. Therefore, no offense intended, I feel the article is better without this latest addition. Feel free to comment Robertsch55 13:21, 4 May 2007 (UTC)