Tocqueville, Jansenism, and the Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age : Building a Republic for the Moderns (Intellectual and Political History)

Selby, David

Pallas Publications（2015/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 284 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789089646057
• DDC分類 909.7

Full Description

Before being declared heretical in 1713, Jansenism was a Catholic movement focused on such central issues as original sin and predestination. In this engaging book, David Selby explores how the Jansenist tradition shaped Alexis de Tocqueville's life and works and argues that once that connection is understood, we can apply Tocqueville's political thought in new and surprising ways. Moving from the historical sociology of Jansenism in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France to contemporary debates over the human right to education, the role of religion in democracy, and the nature of political freedom, Selby brings Tocqueville out of the past and makes him relevant to the present, revealing that there is still much to learn from this great theorist of democracy.

Contents

Introduction, 1. Jansenism and Republicanism in France, 1648-1789, 2. Tocqueville, Jansenism, and French Political Culture, 1789-1859, 3. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (I): The Politics of Providence in the Author's Introduction to Democracy in America, 4. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (II): Tocqueville's Modern Republicanism and the Dogma of the Sovereignty of the People, 5. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (III): The Enlightened Interest of the Americans, 6. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (IV): The Freedom of Education and the Twin Tolerations in France, 1843-1850, 7. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (V): Tocqueville Antinomies, the Political Utility of Religion, and the American Double Foundation Conclusion: Building a Republic for the Moderns, Bibliography