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Liberty and Responsibilty in the Thought of Benjamin Constant
This List Is By:
Dr. David M. Hart
Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Director of the Online Library of Liberty Project at Liberty Fund, Inc.
B.A. (Macquarie), M.A. (Stanford), PhD (King’s College Cambridge).
Topic
In the following 6 sessions we will explore the political thought of the French classical liberal Benjamin Constant. Liberty Fund has recently translated and published a key work of Constant which will be used throughout the discussions.
There is no reading for the 6th and final session which will be a review and concluding discussion.
Edition Used
Additional Reading
- Author: Benjamin Constant (1767-1830)
- Author: J-J. Rousseau (1712-1778)
- School of Thought: 19thC French Liberalism
- podcast/interview with Dennis O’Keeffe on Constant
BOOK I: On Received Ideas About the Scope of Political Authority - Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments [1815]
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK I: On Received Ideas About the Scope of Political Authority
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/108853 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
Session I: The General Will: A Critique of Rousseau. Reading 2
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK II: On the Principles to Replace Received Ideas on the Extent of Political Authority
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/108873 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
Session I: The General Will: A Critique of Rousseau. Reading 3
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: Additions to the Work Entitled Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/109149 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
BOOK VII: On Freedom of Thought - Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments [1815]
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK VII: On Freedom of Thought
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/108933 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
Session II: Freedom of Thought and Religion and Legal Safeguards Thereof. Reading 2
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK VIII: On Religious Freedom
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/108949 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
Session II: Freedom of Thought and Religion and Legal Safeguards Thereof. Reading 3
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK IX: On Legal Safeguards
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/108971 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
Session II: Freedom of Thought and Religion and Legal Safeguards Thereof. Reading 4
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK XVII: On the True Principles of Freedom
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/109125 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
Session II: Freedom of Thought and Religion and Legal Safeguards Thereof. Reading 5
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: chapter five: Continuation of the Same Subject
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/109145 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
BOOK XVI: On Political Authority in the Ancient World - Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments [1815]
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK XVI: On Political Authority in the Ancient World
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/109107 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
BOOK X: On the Action of Government with Regard to Property - Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments [1815]
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK X: On the Action of Government with Regard to Property
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/108981 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.
BOOK XVIII: On the Duties of Individuals to Political Authority - Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments [1815]
Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to a all Governments, trans. Dennis O’Keeffe, ed. Etienne Hofmann, Introduction by Nicholas Capaldi (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). Chapter: BOOK XVIII: On the Duties of Individuals to Political Authority
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/861/109135 on 2007-12-05
The copyright to this edition, in both print and electronic forms, is held by Liberty Fund, Inc.