This book 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.

Autorentext
STEVEN VINCENT Professor of History at North Carolina State University, USA.

Inhalt
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'