Alexis de Tocqueville : the first social scientist /

"This book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than as a political theorist. Drawing on his earlier work on the explanation of social behavior, Jon Elster argues that Tocqueville's main claim to our attention...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elster, Jon, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859.
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859
Tocqueville, Alexis de > 1805-1859
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859 > analys och tolkning.
Tocqueville, Alexis de.
Social scientists > France > Biography.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Social sciences > France > History.
Spécialistes des sciences sociales > France > Biographies.
Sciences sociales > Philosophie.
Sciences sociales > France > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Social sciences
Social sciences > Philosophy
Social scientists
Politische Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften
Samhällsvetare > Frankrike > biografi.
France
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Preference formation
  • Belief formation
  • Self-interest and individualism
  • Passions
  • Desires, opportunities, capacities
  • Patterns of social causality
  • Equality and mobility
  • Democratic government
  • Revolution
  • Conclusion.

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