de Tocqueville‚ he addressed the role equality and individualism played in social change that impacted the state as a community. On the contrary‚ Karl Marx wrote regarding how equality can be achieved through communism and industrial liberation. The argument presented is that the ideas of Tocqueville apply more heavily in the community in comparison to the theories presented by Marx. Tocqueville and Marx had contrasting views regarding equality and freedom in the community. For Tocqueville (1969)
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Chapter seven of the first part of Volume Two of Democracy in America is a small‚ one-page chapter whose importance may not initially be perceived by even an attentive reader‚ but contains Alexis de Tocqueville’s view on democratic pantheism. It is by no coincidence that his essay on pantheism follows two significant chapters on the principal source of beliefs among the democratic peoples and America’s preference for general ideas. Tocqueville argued that‚ in order for a society to be successful
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topics of interest within the field of psychology. Numerous personality theories exist‚ and most of the major ones fall into the four psychological forces. Each of these forces describes the theorists associated with each force and the core ideas that influence personality in each perspective. This paper will discuss my perspective on personality and change across the four forces by analyzing each force and concluding with my overall viewpoint. THE FIRST FORCE- PSYCHODYNAMIC The psychoanalytic perspective
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Tocqueville Essay Alexis de Tocqueville believed that government control lied within the majority of the United States. He believed the United States to be a land of equality‚ liberty‚ and political wisdom‚ and considered it a land where the government only served as a voice for its citizens. However‚ abuse of that power can lead the majority to exceed its limits. The majority had a strong influence on not just the government‚ but also the whole nation. However‚ this was untrue for the minority
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According to Tocqueville‚ the primary danger and potential consequence of individualism is that citizens become apathetic. When individualism deteriorates into “general apathy‚” Tocqueville claims that “anarchy and despotism” will follow (Tocqueville 704). In these two possible dystopian democracies‚ either tyranny of the majority or tyranny of the executive power reigns. Both the executive and the majority are “in a position to oppress” when apathy conquers the populace (Tocqueville 704). Furthermore
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Alexis de Tocqueville‚ has plenty to bring to the table with his cerebral perspective of liberty. His idea of freedom is to have equal opportunity but not equal outcome. Another word for that would be the ‘quality of condition’: the opposite of egalitarianism‚ in and of itself. Although Tocqueville does not believe that the American public can use their consumptive freedom properly‚ he states “the Americans entertain the same opinion with respect to the majority” (Tocqueville‚ Democracy in America
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Questions to think about when reading Tocqueville: - Tocqueville wrote in 1831 after he traveled to America to understand egalitarian society - an aristocrat writing post-revolutionary France - came from family that suffered during the French Revolution - doesn’t see the Revolution as a positive thing‚ and doesn’t prize democracy - is a realist (doesn’t think time can reverse) - equality is inevitable and decline of aristocracy is inevitable as well - by democracy‚ he means society where there is
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As such‚ both Alexis de Tocqueville and Frantz Fanon concern themselves with the topic national identity‚ both in colonial period Algeria and abroad. For Fanon‚ this comes with the focus of how the colonized peoples can create and rebuild a national identity after many years under foreign rule. In direct contrast‚ de Tocqueville aims to manipulate the multiple identities present in Algeria during the 1830s to best allow
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Tocqueville was a conservative from France whose ideas included order‚ natural hierarchy‚ obedience‚ ritual and religion. His idea of modernization included equality and democracy. His ideas of equality lead to the movement of egalitarianism and the fall of primogeniture. Egalitarianism’s affect ranged from the roles in the family line to the different positions at the work place. Tocqueville believed that with the rise of equality and with modern times the work place has lost its loyalty. Now it
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Who is in charge? Tocqueville viewed democracy not only as a political institution but‚ above all‚ as a sophisticated system that shapes a society’s customs‚ thereby giving it a sociological and psychological dimension. Democratic regimes‚ Tocqueville argued‚ determines our thoughts‚ aspirations‚ and interests. In Tocqueville’s last chapter he explores the idea of the three distinct races inhabiting territory in the United States. Particularly the Negro race where Tocqueville draws a correlation
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