Tocqueville: Religion, Enlightenment, and the Art of the Legislator

• In Event: Fragile Liberties: Tocqueville, Rousseau, and the Predicates of Self-determination

Brief Overview

This paper reviews the third part of Tocqueville's new political science, in addition to his historical and sociological study of the democratic revolution, concerning the importance of mores for society.

Author

• Josh Faehner, Wayne State University