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Ethics, Democracy, and Civil Discourse - Author Meets Critic: The Democratic Soul: Spinoza, Tocqueville, and Enlightenment Theology with Prof. Aaron Herold
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Session Two: Author Meets Critic: The Democratic Soul: Spinoza, Tocqueville, and Enlightenment Theology with Guest Speaker Prof. Aaron Herold
Professor Aaron Herold will be discussing his recent book, The Democratic Soul: Spinoza, Tocqueville, and Enlightenment Theology, which addresses liberal democracy’s current crisis by examining the theoretical roots of modern democracy and the observations of one of its most prescient critics. The book traces the roots of our current pathologies to Spinoza’s radical Enlightenment project, which denied that human beings have an innate religious impulse that is tied to sentiments of duty or obligation, and argues that Tocqueville’s political science is meant to help us address this problem and, in so doing, recover the moderation lacking in contemporary politics.
Aaron Herold is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, coordinator of Legal Studies, and co-director of the Forum on Constitutionalism and Democracy. He teaches courses on political theory, constitutional law, and judicial politics. His research focuses on the American constitutional tradition, the political philosophy of the liberal Enlightenment, and the thought of Alexis de Tocqueville—especially as these pertain to questions about the public role of religion and the separation of church and state.
12:00 PM - Lunch & Introductions
12:00 PM - Speaker
1:00 - 1:30 PM - Q & A
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