Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French

Traditional scholarship on French liberalism has frequently proceeded by defining the core issues and telling a story of their emergence and development. This book takes a different approach: rather than beginning with an a priori definition of liberalism, it focuses on the political thought of Benjamin Constant and Germaine de Staël, the first figures in France to call their thought "liberal." In so doing, it advances a new interpretation of the timing and character of French (and more broadly European) liberalism, and contributes to the ongoing debate concerning the place of morality, sociability, and conceptions of the "self" in modern liberal thought.

Steven Vincent is a Professor of History at North Carolina State University.

Benjamin Constant: The Early Years (1767-1795) * The Emergence of Liberalism (1795-1797) * Liberal Dilemmas (1797-1802) * Liberal Culture: Sensibilité and Sociability * Liberal Pluralism and the Napoleonic Empire (1802-1815) * “Une Philosophie Engagée”

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Benjamin Constant and the Birth of French Liberalism

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