Tocqueville

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani refers to Alexis de Tocqueville as a liberal author, whom he describes as ubiquitous on France Culture1. In the sessions "Ce soir, on repolitise", he quotes him for the phrase "equalization of conditions"2 and presents his view of the conflict between liberty and equality3. He also places him among the thinkers towards whom "we are retreating"4. In the tribute to Domenico Losurdo, he dwells on how Tocqueville regards revolution: after 1848, Tocqueville sees it as a virus of a new kind5. He also notes that in Democracy in America Tocqueville announces that revolutions will become rare, just before the greatest revolutions in history6. These mentions, brief and spread between 2016 and 2018, do not amount to a sustained reading of the work. They make Tocqueville a reference point of liberalism, and he stresses the gap between Tocqueville's predictions and the actual course of history.

1. 1Hegel Plage 2/51 Feb 2016 · 24:14
2. 2Ce soir, on repolitise. 1ère partie12 Mar 2018 · 12:52
3. 3Ce soir, on repolitise. 2ème partie31 Mar 2018 · 37:54
4. 4Ce soir, on repolitise. 2ème partie31 Mar 2018 · 1:13:07
5. 5Hommage à Domenico Losurdo2 Jul 2018 · 30:48
6. 6Hommage à Domenico Losurdo2 Jul 2018 · 1:56:12

Summary produced automatically from 6 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.