Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Notes on Translation ix
5. Abbreviations x
6. 1. Human Nature 1
7. 2. Helvétius and d’Holbach 5
8. 3. Voltaire 15
9. 4. Rousseau 35
10. 5. Pedagogy and Politics 73
11. 6. Mirabeau and Sieyès 83
12. 7. The Audacity of the Philanthropists 103
13. 8. Robespierre 121
14. 9. Making an Impression 141
15. 10. Cabanis and Destutt de Tracy 149
16. 11. La Réveillière-Lépeaux and Leclerc 173
17. 12. Supervised Sovereignty 189
18. 13. Madame de Staël and Constant 197
19. 14. Bonaparte: Idéologue? 209
20. 15. The Napoleonic Code 251
21. Conclusion 271
22. Bibliography 277
23. Index 285