Beyond ‘civil religion’ – on Pascalian influence in Tocqueville
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DOI: 10.1080/01916599.2021.1975153
Abstract: In volume two of his work Democracy in America (1840), Alexis de Tocqueville argued that religion could guarantee individual liberties against the tyranny of the majority. However, in volume one of... read more here.
Keywords: religion pascalian; civil religion; religion; pascalian influence ... See more keywords
Reading Tocqueville behind the Veil: African American Receptions of Democracy in America, 1835–1900
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DOI: 10.1086/695643
Abstract: Tocqueville’s views on race and race relations as espoused in Democracy in America have received considerable scholarly attention over the past several decades. This article examines the reception of these ideas within the black counterpublic.… read more here.
Keywords: democracy america; race; 1835 1900; african american ... See more keywords