Project Gutenberg 2009-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 113 Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805 1859 De Tocqueville, Alexis Toqueville, Alexis de Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de Tocqueville, Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel de De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome troisième Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "De la Démocratie en Amérique, tome troisième" by Alexis de Tocqueville is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. This volume explores the social conditions and political theories of democracy, particularly focusing on the American democratic experience as it relates to intellectual movements and societal values. The book delves into the influence of democracy on various aspects of life, including the evolving nature of beliefs, individual rights, and the collective role of religion within a democratic framework. The opening of the work presents Tocqueville's reflections on the social and political landscape of America, emphasizing the unique philosophical method that Americans employ in their thinking. He notes that Americans tend to approach problems based on individual reasoning rather than established systems or traditions, leading to an aversion to preconceived notions. Tocqueville aims to demonstrate how the state of equality in America generates both novel ideas and certain risks, particularly regarding the dangers of conformism and the potential for tyranny by the majority. He establishes a foundational understanding of the principles at play in American democracy, setting the stage for a deeper examination of its consequences throughout the rest of the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr United States -- Politics and government United States -- Social conditions Democracy -- United States JK Text FR Politique Category: French Literature Category: History - American Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 433932 2025-07-12T12:12:12.150417 text/html 412681 2024-10-24T20:33:24 text/html 233409 2025-07-12T12:12:21.049881 application/epub+zip 237027 2025-07-12T12:12:15.691372 application/epub+zip 215273 2025-07-12T12:12:14.344411 application/epub+zip 490750 2025-07-12T12:12:24.832877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458353 2025-07-12T12:12:20.106917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413448 2022-09-14T06:42:29.114369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391029 2023-09-13T10:34:42.196497 text/plain 371071 2024-10-24T20:33:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18300 2025-07-12T12:12:24.962828 application/rdf+xml 17590 2025-07-12T12:12:14.844375 image/jpeg 3808 2025-07-12T12:12:14.593381 image/jpeg 220726 2025-07-12T12:12:12.183378 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia