The Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy, and the American FutureUniversity of Chicago Press, 1999 M05 15 - 288 páginas In this fresh interpretation of Tocqueville's thought, Joshua Mitchell explores the dynamic interplay between religion and politics in American democracy. Focusing on Democracy in America, The Fragility of Freedom examines Tocqueville's key works and argues that his analysis of democracy is ultimately rooted in an Augustinian view of human psychology. As much a work of political philosophy as of religion, The Fragility of Freedom argues for the importance of a political theology that recognizes moderation. "An intelligent and sharply drawn portrait of a conservative Toqueville."—Anne C. Rose, Journal of American History "I recommend this book as one of a very few to approach seriously the sources of Tocqueville's intellectual and moral greatness."—Peter Augustine Lawler, Journal of Politics "Mitchell ably places Democracy in America in the long conversation of Western political and theological thought."—Wilfred M. McClay, First Things "Learned and thought-provoking."—Peter Berkowitz, New Republic |
Contenido
The Augustinian Self | 40 |
1 Augustine and the Errancy from God | 43 |
2 Hobbes and the Problem of Pride | 56 |
3 Rousseau and the Errancy from Nature | 66 |
4 Tocqueville and the Democratic Soul | 78 |
Nietzsche and the Democratic Age | 87 |
The Politics of Competition | 102 |
2 Of Scale and Participation | 105 |
10 Of the Sufficiency of Politics and Economics | 156 |
Christianity and Democracy | 162 |
The Depth of Identity | 167 |
2 The Problem of Difference in a Democracy | 178 |
3 Christianity as Palliative for Envy and Difference | 183 |
4 The Indirect Effects of Christianity upon Democracy | 193 |
5 Of LongTerm Goals | 197 |
6 The Right Relationship between Politics and Religion | 202 |
3 The Interrelation of Political and Economic Participation | 115 |
4 Of Associations | 120 |
The Solution to the Problem of Site and Authority | 126 |
Mother Nature and Father Industriousness | 132 |
7 When Boundaries Are Transgressed | 141 |
8 Of Empire | 147 |
9 Of Property and Rights | 152 |
7 The Permanence of Religion | 207 |
Conclusion | 215 |
2 Asking Too Much of Government Asking Too Much of the World | 223 |
3 What Is to Be Done? | 233 |
4 Concluding Remarks | 248 |
Bibliography | 259 |
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