
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.

Benjamin Constant: The Early Years (1767-1795) The Emergence of Liberalism (1795-1797) Liberal Dilemmas (1797-1802) Liberal Culture: Sensibilit? and Sociability Liberal Pluralism and the Napoleonic Empire (1802-1815) 'Une Philosophie Engag?e'

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.