tocquville

There have been many views about the differentiations between democratic governments and other governments of the world. One such democracy that has always been of interest has been that of the United States. Philosophers and political thinkers alike have tried to analyze and have given their opinions on many issues that make the American government and society unlike any other. Alexis De Tocqueville, a liberal French aristocrat, political enthusiast, and author wrote Democracy in America to express his observations regarding the new form of democracy represented by Americans. Tocqueville addressed many topics that set America apart from other counties, including the philosophy and beliefs that are practiced.
One issue that is raised about philosophy comes from the passage “On the Philosophic Method of the Americans.” Tocqueville proposes that even though Americans do not focus on philosophy and do not follow any school of thought, as the Europeans did, they are still ab...