Élie Halévy was a French philosopher and historian who wrote studies of the British utilitarians, a history of 19th-century England and the acclaimed book of essays, Era of Tyrannies. The 19th century English utilitarians shared in a movement for human rights that was at the time sweeping through Europe. ( )

The intro by Plamenetz is good. ( )

I keep suggesting that my ladies book group read and discuss this but somehow they seem to prefer Anita Shreve ( )

12/10/21

A translation of La Formation du Radicalisme Philosophique, it was originally in 3 vols. and is here translated in full