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September 13, 1997

Tocqueville and Aristocracy

Political scientists and historians from the U.S. and Europe talked about the philosophies of Alexis de Tocqueville, questioning how much of a democrat he… read more

Political scientists and historians from the U.S. and Europe talked about the philosophies of Alexis de Tocqueville, questioning how much of a democrat he was and how much the philosopher Aristotle influenced his writing. The discussion was based on Professor John Diggins’s paper, “A Vanquished Aristocrat in Democratic America: Alexis de Tocqueville on the Topic of Aristocracy.” close

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Corey Abel Professor University of Colorado->Humanities
Philippe Beneton Professor University of Rennes, France

James W. Ceaser Professor University of Virginia->Department of Government and Foreign Affairs
John Patrick Diggins Professor City University of New York->History
Seymour Drescher Professor University of Pittsburgh->History Department
Ran Halevi Scholar Centre Nationale des Recherches Sociales
Michael Hereth Professor Universitat der Bundeswehr
Sanford Lakoff Professor University of California, San Diego->Political Science Department
Peter Lawler Professor Berry College->Political Science
Daniel J. Mahoney Professor Assumption College->Political Science
Harvey C. Mansfield Professor Harvard University->Government Department
W. Carey McWilliams Professor Rutgers University->Political Science
Athanasios Moulakis Professor University of Colorado->Humanities
Fred Rosen Professor University College, London->History
Nancy Rosenblum Professor Brown University->Political Science
Tracy Strong Professor University of California, San Diego->Political Science Department
G.M. Tamas Professor Hungarian Institute of Philosophy->Philosophy
Delba Winthrop Professor Harvard University->Government Department

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Program ID:: 100773-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Boulder, Colorado, United States
First Aired:: Feb 20, 1998 | 4:39pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Feb 20, 1998 | 4:39pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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