Letters, Liberty, and the Democratic Age in the Thought of Alexis de Tocqueville
Description:
When Alexis de Tocqueville observed the spread of modern democracy across France, England, and the United States, he saw that democracy would give rise to a new state of letters, and that this new state of letters would influence how democratic citizens and statesmen would understand the new political world. As he reflected on this new intellectual sphere, Tocqueville became concerned that democracy would foster changes in language and thought that would stifle concepts and ideas essential to t…
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Date:
December 2009
Creator:
Elliot, Natalie J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries