Harvard professor, de Tocqueville expert, speaks Nov. 3 at Duquesne
Harvey C. Mansfield, a professor of government at Harvard University, will give a free lecture Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Duquesne University, on how religious contributions to public life strengthens democratic institutions.
Dr. Mansfield is well known as a political philosopher and is also a translator of the works of Alexis de Tocqueville, a 19th century Frenchman whose observations of the United States remain important for understanding how American democracy developed. Dr. Mansfield will speak on Tocqueville’s alliance of religion and liberty.
The lecture will be held in the African Room of the Duquesne Union. For more information call 412-396-6485.
Dr. Mansfield is well known as a political philosopher and is also a translator of the works of Alexis de Tocqueville, a 19th century Frenchman whose observations of the United States remain important for understanding how American democracy developed. Dr. Mansfield will speak on Tocqueville’s alliance of religion and liberty.
The lecture will be held in the African Room of the Duquesne Union. For more information call 412-396-6485.
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