The French Revolution and the creation of Benthamism
By: Cyprian Blamires.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780230554221
Subjects: Political science -- France -- History -- 18th century; Political scientists -- France; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-424) and index.
Table of contents: title: Utilitarianism and Panopticism : the umbilical cord; title: Panopticon dominates Bentham's existence; title: The creator of the Bentham brand : (1) Dumont the Genevan; title: The creator of the Bentham brand : (2) Dumont in the French Revolution; title: The creator of the Bentham brand : (3) first steps in marketing; title: Dumont's goodbye to revolution, 1791-1793; title: Theory of legislation (1) : the gestation of the Traités, 1793-1802; title: Theory of legislation (2) : the message of the Traités; title: The impact of the Traités : Benthamism goes global.