Da doutrina do interesse bem compreendido n'A Democracia na América
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4952329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberta K Soromenho (Social Action, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Issue | 42 |
| Pages | 449-476 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Araucaria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1575-6823 • E-ISSN: 2340-2199 |
| Publisher | Editorial Universidad de Sevilla (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.12795/araucaria.2019.i42.19 |
| OpenAlex | W2981051703 |
| Language | PT |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
According to Alexis de Tocqueville, in the state of equality of conditions liberty is under serious threat. The passion for equality, which is the first and most intense passion of a democratic people, may prompt them to exchange liberty for despotism, in so far as they are willing to surrender themselves entirely to the search of material goods and self-interest, and to resign their power of judgment for the sake of the opinion of the majority, which is the real source of authority in such a social state. Taking this fragile balance between liberty and equality into account, this paper aims the consideration of American customs which allows Tocqueville to postulate a social theory (not a description of this society), the doctrine of interest properly understood, which may link analytically virtue and interest and instruct democratic societies
Democracy · Doctrine · Humanities · Law and economics · Passion · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Surrender · Virtue · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Economic Solidarity · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |