The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Political Thought

• Frontmatter
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• pp. i-xvi

• Introduction
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• pp. 1-6

Part I - The ancien régime and its critics

• 1 - The spirit of nations by Sylvana Tomaselli
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• pp. 7-39

• 2 - The English system of liberty by Mark Goldie
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• pp. 40-78

• 3 - Scepticism, priestcraft, and toleration by Richard H. Popkin and Mark Goldie
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• pp. 79-109

• 4 - Piety and politics in the century of lights by Dale K. Van Kley
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• pp. 110-144

Part II - The new light of reason

• 5 - The comparative study of regimes and societies by Melvin Richter
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• pp. 145-171

• 6 - Encyclopedias and the diffusion of knowledge by Daniel Roche
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• pp. 172-194

• 7 - Optimism, progress, and philosophical history by Haydn Mason
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• pp. 195-217

• 8 - Naturalism, anthropology, and culture by Wolfgang Pross
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• pp. 218-248

Part III - Natural jurisprudence and the science of legislation

• 9 - German natural law by Knud Haakonssen
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• pp. 249-290

• 10 - Natural rights in the Scottish Enlightenment by James Moore
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• pp. 291-316

• 11 - The mixed constitution and the common law by David Lieberman
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• pp. 317-346

• 12 - Social contract theory and its critics by Patrick Riley
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• pp. 347-376

Part IV - Commerce, luxury, and political economy

• 13 - The early Enlightenment debate on commerce and luxury by Istvan Hont
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• pp. 377-418

• 14 - Physiocracy and the politics of laissez-faire by T. J. Hochstrasser
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• pp. 419-442

• 15 - Scottish political economy by Donald Winch
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• pp. 443-464

• 16 - Property, community, and citizenship by Michael Sonenscher
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• pp. 465-494

Part V - The promotion of public happiness

• 17 - Philosophical kingship and enlightened despotism by Derek Beales
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• pp. 495-524

• 18 - Cameralism and the sciences of the state by Keith Tribe
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• pp. 525-546

• 19 - Utilitarianism and the reform of the criminal law by Frederick Rosen
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• pp. 547-572

• 20 - Republicanism and popular sovereignty by Iring Fetscher
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• pp. 573-598

Part VI - The Enlightenment and revolution

• 21 - The American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood
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• pp. 599-625

• 22 - Political languages of the French Revolution by Keith Michael Baker
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• pp. 626-659

• 23 - British radicalism and the anti-Jacobins by Iain Hampsher-Monk
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• pp. 660-687

• 24 - Ideology and the origins of social science by Robert Wokler
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• pp. 688-710

• Biographies
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• Bibliography
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• pp. 787-900

• Index
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• pp. 901-919