Download or read book The English Utilitarians and India written by Eric Stokes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1982 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contrast with the tendency to regard the Utilitarians primarily as exponents of a moral theory, Stokes here focuses on their claim to have developed a practical science of society. He discusses James Mill's influence as the London head of the Indian administration, Macaulay's Benthamite reforms as Law Member, and Fitzjames Stephen's significance in the passage of utilitarianism into imperialism.