Tocqueville's Political and Moral Thought

Name: Tocqueville's Political and Moral Thought
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

First Published in 2004. The nineteenth-century French statesman and political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville described himself as a \u2018liberal of a new kind\u2019. This book is a significant contribution to a better understanding of liberalism and of the distinctive character of Tocqueville\u2019s liberalism in particular. The main focus of the book is the nature of Tocqueville\u2019s liberalism. The author argues that Tocqueville seeks to reconcile the Christian and the citizen in the context of modernity and explores the question of how Tocqueville\u2019s work synthesizes religion and politics. Key themes discussed include: the relationship between faith and reason; the individual and community; patriotism and religion; history and nature. An overall picture of Tocqueville\u2019s idea of civilization is also presented. This is the first book that seeks to penetrate the set of principles that have shaped the distinctive character of Tocqueville\u2019s liberalism. The author shows.