The French Revolution and the Creation of Benthamism
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The French Revolution and the Creation of Benthamism

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The French Revolution and the Creation of Benthamism

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The first study of how Genevan Etienne Dumont, and his traumatic experience of the French Revolution, shaped the reception and presentation of 'Benthamism' and masked the true face of Jeremy Bentham, one of the architects of modern society who visualised a new world based on the values of transparency, accountability, and economy.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2008
ISBN
9780230227729
Topic
Historia
Subtopic
Historia francesa

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. List of Abbreviations
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 Utilitarianism and Panopticism: The Umbilical Cord
  7. 2 Panopticon Dominates Bentham’s Existence
  8. 3 The Creator of the Bentham Brand: (1) Dumont the Genevan
  9. 4 The Creator of the Bentham Brand: (2) Dumont in the French Revolution
  10. 5 The Creator of the Bentham Brand: (3) First Steps in Marketing
  11. 6 Dumont’s Goodbye to Revolution: 1791–1793
  12. 7 Theory of Legislation (1): The Gestation of the TraitĂ©s, 1793–1802
  13. 8 Theory of Legislation (2): The Message of the Traités
  14. 9 The Impact of the Traités: Benthamism goes Global
  15. Notes
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index