Tocquevilles Political and Moral Thoughts - New Liberalism

Informationen zum Autor M.R.R. Ossewaarde is lecturer in sociology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His research interests include the sociology of morality, politics and law. Klappentext This book is an interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville's moral and political thought and sheds new light on his ideas concerning the relationship between liberalism and democracy. This study is highly innovative as it portrays Tocqueville's liberalism as a synthesis between modern thought and Christian apology. Tocqueville remains an important figure sociology, politics, and philosophy, and the themes addressed in his work -- religion, the press, racism, the role of government -- are highly relevant today.This book discusses a wide range of Tocqueville's writings, including many that are unavailable or not readily available in English thus providing a new, much-needed understanding of the centrality of religion in Tocqueville's work. Zusammenfassung This book is a significant contribution to a better understanding of the distinctive character of Tocqueville's liberalism. The author argues that Tocqueville seeks to reconcile the Christian and the citizen in the context of modernity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, Introduction, 1. New liberalism, 2. The new science of politics, 3. Liberties, 4. Democracy and history, 5. Progress, Bibliography, Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ossewaarde, M. R. R. Ossewaarde, M. R. R. Ossewaarden, M.R.R Ossewaarden
• Editore: Routledge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.04.2004
• EAN: 9780415339513
• ISBN: 978-0-415-33951-3
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 240 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought; Routledge Studies in Social an; Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy