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100 1 _aTocqueville, Alexis de,
_d1805-1859
245 1 0 _aDe la Démocratie en Amérique, tome troisième
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-11-21
508 _aProduced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome troisième" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. This volume explores the social conditions and political theories of democracy, particularly focusing on the American democratic experience as it relates to intellectual movements and societal values. The book delves into the influence of democracy on various aspects of life, including the evolving nature of beliefs, individual rights, and the collective role of religion within a democratic framework. The opening of the work presents Tocqueville's reflections on the social and political landscape of America, emphasizing the unique philosophical method that Americans employ in their thinking. He notes that Americans tend to approach problems based on individual reasoning rather than established systems or traditions, leading to an aversion to preconceived notions. Tocqueville aims to demonstrate how the state of equality in America generates both novel ideas and certain risks, particularly regarding the dangers of conformism and the potential for tyranny by the majority. He establishes a foundational understanding of the principles at play in American democracy, setting the stage for a deeper examination of its consequences throughout the rest of the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- Politics and government
653 _aUnited States -- Social conditions
653 _aDemocracy -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30515
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