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Alexis de Tocqueville : the first social scientist /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elster, Jon, 1940-
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859.
Social scientists > France > Biography.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Social sciences > France > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Preference formation
  • Belief formation
  • Self-interest and individualism
  • Passions
  • Desires, opportunities, capacities
  • Patterns of social causality
  • Equality and mobility
  • Democratic government
  • Revolution
  • Conclusion.