Vital Remnants

McConnell Center

  • 47 minutes 34 seconds
    6.15 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Equality and Free Institutions

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey is joined by Dr. Sara Henary from Missouri State University to explore the final sections of Tocqueville’s work. 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center:  www.mcconnellcenter.org

    22 April 2024, 7:11 pm
  • 59 minutes 33 seconds
    6.14 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Honor, Patriotism & Pugnacity

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey, explores the themes of honor, patriotism & pugnacity within Tocqueville’s work while examining the ways in which America has changed since the 19th Century and the many ways in which things have stayed consistent. 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center:  www.mcconnellcenter.org

    4 April 2024, 4:30 am
  • 54 minutes 51 seconds
    6.13 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Family and the Role of Women

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey, welcomes McConnell Scholar Kathleen Price to join him for a discussion exploring how Tocqueville observed the roles of women inside and apart from the function of family in 19th century America. 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center:  www.mcconnellcenter.org

    2 April 2024, 2:38 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    6.12 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Sanity, Religion & Politics

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary'explores Tocqueville's feelings towards the ideas of sanity and mental health, along with the intersection of religion and politics in America. 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    6 March 2024, 1:42 am
  • 42 minutes 6 seconds
    6.11 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Spiritualism and Work

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey, welcomes Trey Dimsdale, the Executive Director of the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, to join him for a discussion exploring how Tocqueville felt towards the ideas of spiritualism and work in America. 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    28 February 2024, 4:11 am
  • 46 minutes 20 seconds
    6.10 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Associations and Self Interest

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey, welcomes McConnell Scholar Riley Maddox to join him for a discussion exploring how Tocqueville felt towards the ideas of association and self-interest in America. 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    20 February 2024, 11:54 pm
  • 48 minutes 49 seconds
    6.9 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Is There an American Mind?

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary's co-host, Dr. John Wilsey, explores the theme of what Tocqueville believed defined a mindset as specifically "American."  

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    12 February 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    6.8 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Prescient Mind

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary explores the theme of "prescient mind." 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    11 December 2023, 3:17 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    6.7 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | Religion and Race

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your hosts - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg and Dr. John Wilsey - as they lead an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Dr. John Wilsey explores the theme of "religion and race." 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    11 December 2023, 3:08 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    6.6 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | The Dangerous Majority

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary explores the theme of "the dangerous majority." 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    6 November 2023, 5:30 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    6.5 Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America | The Press
     

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history.

    This season, join your host - the Center’s Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.

    For this episode, Gary welcomes John Wilsey, PhD, to discuss the theme of "the press." 

    "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" is the McConnell Center's 2023-2024 programming, focused on studying Alexis de Tocqueville's 19th century work, "Democracy in America."

    Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today.

    Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army.

    Find out more about this season: https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/tocquevilles-america-and-ours

    And learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: 

    www.mcconnellcenter.org

    31 October 2023, 3:36 am
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