Articles from the Pocket philosophical dictionary 1
Etats,gouvernements.States,governments 3
Guerre.War 7
Lois(Des).Laws 13
Patrie.Homeland 25
Articles from the Questions on the Encyclopaedia 31
Démocratie.Democracy 33
Economie.Economy 38
Gouvernement.Government 49
Homme.Man 63
Imp？t.Tax 76
Politique.Politics 81
The A B C,or Dialogues between A B C,translated from the English by Mr Huet 85
First conversation.On Hobbes,Grotius and Montesquieu 87
Second conversation.On the soul 101
Third conversation.On whether man was born wicked and the child of the Devil 106
Fourth conversation.On natural law,and on curiosity 115
Fifth conversation.On the ways of losing and keeping one's freedom,and on theocracy 120
Sixth conversation.On three systems of government,and a thousand ancient errors 126
Seventh conversation.That modern Europe is better than ancient Europe 130
Eighth conversation.On physical serfdom 134
Ninth conversation.On the serfdom of minds 138
Tenth conversation.On religion 142
Eleventh conversation.On the code of war 149
Twelfth conversation.On the code of perfidy 159
Thirteenth conversation.On basic laws 164
Fourteenth conversation.That every state must be independent 168
Fifteenth conversation.On the best legislation 172
Sixteenth conversation.On abuses 175
Seventeenth conversation.On curious matters 179
Other writings 195
Republican ideas.By a member of a public body 195
Thoughts on public administration 212
The rights of men and the usurpations of others.Translated from the Italian 225
Commentary on the book On crimes and punishments,by a provincial lawyer 244
Dialogue between a philosopher and a comptroller-general of finance 280
Index 287