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Slides on Alexis de Tocquieville's observations on American democracy for an undergraduate course in Political Thought that I taught between 2003-2005.

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Tocqueville on Democracy
Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tocqueville (1805-1859) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Democracy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Equality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Political Power ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Democracy: Problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tyranny of the Majority ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Despotism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Class Oppression ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Class Oppression ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Solutions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Tocqueville on Democracy

Notas do Editor

  1. Learning Objectives: 1.) To grasp the basic characteristics of democracy that Tocqueville identifies (and why one is more important than the other). 2.) To understand the necessity for centralized political power within democratic states. 3.) To appreciate inherent problems unique to democratic rule.