The French Revolution and the Creation of Benthamism

The French Revolution and the Creation of Benthamism
Author: C. Blamires
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2008-07-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230227724

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.