Political Science and International Relations

Aaron Herold

The Democratic Soul: Spinoza, Tocqueville, and Enlightenment Theology

Associate Professor Aaron Herold Author Aaron Herold Publication The Democratic Soul: Spinoza, Tocqueville, and Enlightenment Theology, University of Pennsylvania Press (2021) Abstract: The Democratic Soul argues that liberal democracy’s current crisis—of extreme polarization, rising populism, and disillusionment with political institutions—must be understood as the culmination of a deeper dissatisfaction with the liberal Enlightenment. Major elements

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