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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CYPRIAN BLAMIRES has degrees in three disciplines from the University of Oxford (including a doctorate completed under the supervision of Isaiah Berlin) and has co-edited two volumes in the Oxford edition of the Works of Jeremy Bentham, as well as publishing translations in several European languages.

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Introduction Utilitarianism and Panopticism: the umbilical cord Panopticon dominates Bentham's existence The creator of the Bentham brand: (1) Dumont the Genevan The creator of the Bentham brand: (2) Dumont in the French Revolution The creator of the Bentham brand: (3) First steps in marketing Dumont's goodbye to revolution, 1791 1793 'The Theory of Legislation' (1): the gestation of the 'Traités', 1793-1802 'The Theory of Legislation' (2): the message of the 'Traités' The impact of the 'Traités': Benthamism goes global Conclusion