“A New Enlightenment Philosophy” — Dr. Raul Rodriguez (Copy)

This lecture was recorded on January 8, 2026 as part of a college retreat on Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. In it, Dr. Raul Rodriguez sets Tocqueville’s thought against the enlightenment tradition.

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