Day: August 28, 2019
“How Equality Suggests to the American the Idea of the Indefinite Perfectibility of Man”
Tocqueville focuses his text on the improvement of human kind. He expresses that man tries to exceed the “idea of human perfectibility.” That being said, Tocqueville talks about one trait that differentiates humans from “brutes,” mankind has the capability to… Read more“How Equality Suggests to the American the Idea of the Indefinite Perfectibility of Man”
How Equality Suggests to the Americans the Indefinite Perfectibility of Man Post
The reading, How Equality Suggests to the Americans the Idea of the Indefinite Perfectibility of Man was relatively interesting to me. Based off of the title, ‘time’ stuck out to me most. The reason being is because different generations that… Read moreHow Equality Suggests to the Americans the Indefinite Perfectibility of Man Post
Alexis de Tocqueville’s “How Equality Suggests to the Americans the Idea of the Indefinite Perfectability of Man”
The piece written by Alexis de Tocqueville makes a series of novel judgements regarding the evolution of thoughts and ideas in American society. Tocqueville explains that we are constantly modifying and improving upon ideas, as this sets us apart from… Read moreAlexis de Tocqueville’s “How Equality Suggests to the Americans the Idea of the Indefinite Perfectability of Man”
Progression on an Equal Playing Field
I found this piece by Alexis de Tocqueville very intriguing in that he makes an argument about human perfection and its attainability that is clear and even exemplified in the closing sentences of the excerpt. I believe that Tocqueville was… Read moreProgression on an Equal Playing Field