Online Seminar Series: Alexis de Tocqueville
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Sun, Oct 13 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Online Seminar Series
What About Democracy is Worth Saving? –
Selections from Alexis de Tocqueville
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Alexis de Tocqueville’s seminal work, Democracy in America, remains highly relevant for understanding ourselves and our institutions in the context of modern-day politics. As a result of his travels through the United States in the 1830’s, Tocqueville astutely analyzed the complexities of democracy, exploring themes such as individualism, egalitarianism, and the tension between majority rule and minority rights. Our discussion of this timeless classic should lead us to a clearer view of how the preservation of liberal democracy depends upon the spirited and enlightened engagement of its citizens. We invite you to join this six-part online series, taking place about one-month apart.
Sessions in the Series:
September 8
October 13
November 10
December 8
January 12
February 9
October 13 Reading:
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville –
Volume 1 – Part 2
Chapter 6 – What Are the Real Advantages that American Society Derives from the Government of Democracy,
Chapter 7 – On the Omnipotence of the Majority in the United States and Its Effects,
Chapter 9 – On the Principal Causes Tending to Maintain a Democratic Republic in the United States,
University of Chicago Press (April 2002)
ISBN 978-0226805368
Schedule:
2:00-4:00PM PDT
Tutor:
Karl Haigler
Location:
Online. Register to receive the link.