Jeremy Jennings - Travels with Alexis de Tocqueville
Lectures in Intellectual History
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French Visions of America and Tocqueville's Perspective
This chapter explores the different French visions of America in the 19th century and how they influenced Alexis de Tocqueville's perspective. It discusses Tocqueville's fascination with America's social equality, his criticism of slavery, and the aesthetic inspiration drawn from the American wilderness. The chapter also touches on the European snobbery towards American intellectual life and the damaging effects of the American climate.
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