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Tocqueville’s World and Ours

- James Ceaser, "Tocqueville's World and Ours," Lecture at Furman University, February 20, 2013
Tocqueville’s World and Ours A rigorous examination of Democracy in America’s “new political science” and a search to answer, “What was Tocqueville putting behind him?” with his declaredly new approach.

Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America

- Steven B. Smith, Yale University Course Lectures on Alexis de Tocqueville in "PLSC 114: Introduction to Political Philosophy"  
Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Lecture I With the emergence of democracies in Europe and the New World at the beginning of the nineteenth century, political philosophers began to re-evaluate the relationship between freedom and… More

On Religion and Rational Control

- Harvey Mansfield, "On Religion and Rational Control," Bradley Lecture at AEI, November 3, 2008
Lecture: On Religion and Rational Control “Rational control” is the subjection of society to reason as opposed to superstition, prejudice, or tradition, with the aim of getting us to behave better. Alexis de Tocqueville says this idea or practice began… More

Democratic Greatness in the American Founding

- Harvey C. Mansfield, "Democratic Greatness in the American Founding," lecture, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, October 1, 2004.
Democratic Greatness in the American Founding ISI Lecture by Harvey Mansfield

Colloquium on Democracy in America

- Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop, "Colloquium on Democracy in America," panel discussion, Ashbrook Center, March 30, 2001.
Colloquium on Democracy in America Harvey Mansfield and Delba Winthrop’s new translation of Democracy in America (University of Chicago, 2000) is only the third since the original two-volume work was published in 1835 and 1840. It is a spectacular… More

Democracy in America

- "Democracy in America," interview with Brian Lamb, C-SPAN, 17 October 2000.
Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville’s book he wrote on his return to France from America in 1831 remains the most often quoted book about the United States. Harvey Mansfield and Delba Winthrop’s new translation is the first to appear in… More

Tocqueville and Equality

- "Tocqueville and Equality," C-Span Discussion, October 22, 1997
Tocqueville and Equality The panelists discussed Tocqueville’s ideas about equality and democracy from his observations in his book Democracy in America. They examined the reasons that U.S. society has developed relatively little, the possibility of the… More

Tocqueville and Socialism

- "Tocqueville and Socialism," C-Span Discussion, September 12, 1997
Tocqueville and Socialism The panel talked about the philosophy of Alexis de Tocqueville. They compared his writings to those of Rousseau and Marx, along with other contemporary thinkers. They focused on the conflict between individualism and collectivism… More

Tocqueville and Aristocracy

- "Tocqueville and Aristocracy," C-Span Discussion, September 12, 1997
Tocqueville and Aristocracy Political scientists and historians from the U.S. and Europe talked about the philosophies of Alexis de Tocqueville, questioning how much of a democrat he was and how much the philosopher Aristotle influenced his writing. The… More

Tocqueville and Liberalism

- "Tocqueville and Liberalism," C-SPAN Discussion, September 12, 1997
Tocqueville and Liberalism Professors from the United States and western Europe discussed the impact of the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville as they relate to liberalism. They debated whether Tocqueville was a liberal and whether the definition and scope… More

Tocqueville and Conservatism

- "Tocqueville and Conservatism, " C-SPAN Discussion, September 12, 1997
Tocqueville and Conservatism Tocqueville scholars discussed the conservative ideas in Democracy in America. They examined how Tocqueville’s ideas compare with late 20th century U.S. and European conservatism and the similarities between Tocqueville and… More

Tocqueville in France

- "Tocqueville in France, "C-SPAN Discussion, April 26, 1997
Tocqueville in France The Tocqueville series was launched with a live program from the Normandy, France chateau of the Tocqueville family. Descendants of Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, Tocqueville scholars and others discussed the family… More