7. The Gravity of Illusion: Alexis de Tocqueville

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Pascal: Imagining Memory 17
6. 2. The Imagination of Reason 50
7. 3. Rousseau and the Revolution of Enlightenment 70
8. 4. Illusion’s Reflection: Rousseau’s Julie 111
9. 5. The Consuming Infinite 135
10. 6. Rousseau and Restoration: Imagination and Memory 159
11. 7. The Gravity of Illusion: Alexis de Tocqueville 185
12. Conclusion 221
13. Notes 225
14. Index 279