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14. Essay on the Forms of Government and the Duties of Sovereigns
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- Timeline of principal events and publications xliii
- Note on the texts xlvii
- 1. Dissertation on the Innocence of Errors of the Mind 1
- 2. Anti-Machiavel, or a Study of Machiavelli’s The Prince 13
- 3. Preface to History of My Age 82
- 4. Dissertation on the Reasons for Establishing or Repealing Laws 87
- 5. Epistle XVIII: To Marshal Keith, on the Vain Terrors of Death and the Fears of Another Life 107
- 6. Epistle XX: To My Soul (À mon esprit) 116
- 7. Preface to Extracts from Bayle’s Historical and Critical Dictionary 125
- 8. Preface to Abridgement of the Ecclesiastical History by Fleury 129
- 9. Essay on Self-Love, Considered as a Principle of Morality 139
- 10. Letter on Education 149
- 11. Examination of the Essay on Prejudice 160
- 12. Critical Examination of The System of Nature 179
- 13. Dialogue of the Dead between Madame de Pompadour and the Virgin Mary 190
- 14. Essay on the Forms of Government and the Duties of Sovereigns 195
- Acknowledgements 209
- Notes 211
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- Timeline of principal events and publications xliii
- Note on the texts xlvii
- 1. Dissertation on the Innocence of Errors of the Mind 1
- 2. Anti-Machiavel, or a Study of Machiavelli’s The Prince 13
- 3. Preface to History of My Age 82
- 4. Dissertation on the Reasons for Establishing or Repealing Laws 87
- 5. Epistle XVIII: To Marshal Keith, on the Vain Terrors of Death and the Fears of Another Life 107
- 6. Epistle XX: To My Soul (À mon esprit) 116
- 7. Preface to Extracts from Bayle’s Historical and Critical Dictionary 125
- 8. Preface to Abridgement of the Ecclesiastical History by Fleury 129
- 9. Essay on Self-Love, Considered as a Principle of Morality 139
- 10. Letter on Education 149
- 11. Examination of the Essay on Prejudice 160
- 12. Critical Examination of The System of Nature 179
- 13. Dialogue of the Dead between Madame de Pompadour and the Virgin Mary 190
- 14. Essay on the Forms of Government and the Duties of Sovereigns 195
- Acknowledgements 209
- Notes 211
- Index 241