Liberty and the Paradoxes of Democracy
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this conference was to investigate various tensions inherent in the democratic ideal through the works of six authors: William Shakespeare, William Edward Lecky, Henry Sumner Maine, James Fitzjames Stephen, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Carl Schmitt.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
Lecky, William Edward Hartpole. Democracy and Liberty, Volume 1. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981.
Lecky, William Edward Hartpole. Democracy and Liberty Volume II. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981.
Maine, Henry Sumner. Popular Government. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1977.
Schmitt, Carl. The Concept of the Political. Translated by George Schwab. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Schmitt, Carl. Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty. Translated by George Schwab. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Shakespeare, William. Three Classical Tragedies. Edited by David Bevington. New York: Bantam, 1988.
Stephen, James Fitzjames. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Edited by Stuart D. Warner. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1993.
Tocqueville, Alexis de. Democracy in America: (Bilingual Edition). Edited by Eduardo Nolla. Translated by James T. Schleifer. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2010.