![]() ![]() The leftist interpretation is that society is trending towards the good after this radical break happened. The new middle class was spawned by Christian destruction of the old caste system and it was this new middle class that yearned for a new political system. Then lawyers and the bourgeoise slowly developed. ![]() The clergy entered the government and started wielding power. Christianity brought down this caste system by enabling anyone to join in the ranks of the clergy. There was once a period of a rule of law. Tocqueville's philosophy of history is heavily Christian. He believes in the inevitable progression of democracy. In this regard, Tocqueville is more of a Platonist. The Platonic account is that there is a teleological progression (circular or linear) between different types of regimes. The Aristotelian accounts is that any regime can dissolve into any other regime. There are two general narratives of how political revolutions/progress occurs. People believed that you can't understand politics without understanding the mechanisms of history. Tocqueville writes in a time where everyone had a philosophy of history. With that said, I’ve decided to share these unedited notes on the off chance they are helpful to other readers. ![]() These notes were created during my reading process to aid my own understanding and not written for the purpose of instruction. ![]() My preferred way of engaging with books is reconstruction. ![]()
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