The Psychology of Revolution

By Bon, Gustave Le

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Introduction: The Revision of History. The present age is not merely an epoch of discovery; it is also a period of revision of the various elements of knowledge. Having recognised that there are no phenomena of which the first cause is still accessible, science has resumed the examination of her ancient certitudes, and has proved their fragility. To-day she sees her ancient principles vanishing one by one. Mechanics is losing its axioms, and matter, formerly the eternal substratum of the worlds, becomes a simple aggregate of ephemeral forces in transitory condensation.

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Table of Contents Introduction: The Revision of History. . .......................... 5 Part I: The Psychological Elements of Revolutionary Movements. . ......... 11 Book I: General Characteristics of Revolutions. . .................. 11 Chapter I: Scientific and Political Revolutions ............... 11 Chapter II: Religious Revolutions ......................... 17 Chapter III The Action of Governments in Revolutions ....... 26 Chapter IV: The Part Played by the People in Revolutions. . . . . 32 Book II: The Forms of Mentality Prevalent During Revolution ........ 42 Chapter I Individual Variations of Character in Time of Revolution. . ........................................ 42 Chapter II: The Mystic Mentality and the Jacobin Mentality. . . . 48 Chapter III: The Revolutionary and Criminal Mentalities. . . . . . 55 Chapter IV: The Psychology of Revolutionary Crowds. . ...... 57 Chapter V: The Psychology of the Revolutionary Assemblies. . . 63 Part II: The French Revolution. . ..................................... 69 Book I: The Origins of the French Revolution. . ................... 69 Chapter I: The Opinions of Historians Concerning the French Revolution ..................................... 69 Chapter II: The Psychological Foundations of the Ancien R‚gime. ............................................. 77 Chapter III: Mental Anarchy at the Time of the Revolution and the Influence Attributed to the Philosophers. . ........... 83 Chapter IV Psychological Illusions Respecting the French Revolution. . ........................................ 90 Book II: The Rational, Affective, Mystic, and Collective Influences Active During the Revolution .................................. 95 Chapter I: The Psychology of the Constituent Assembly. . ..... 95 Chapter II: The Psychology of the Legislative Assembly ...... 106 Chapter III: The Psychology of the Convention. . ........... 110 Chapter IV: The Government of the Convention. . .......... 117 Chapter V Instances of Revolutionary Violence ............. 124 Chapter VI: The Armies of the Revolution ................. 130 Chapter VII: Psychology of the Leaders of the Revolution. . . . 135

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The Psychology of Revolution

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