%0 Journal Article %T Liberalism and democracy Liberalismo e democracia %A (Autor) Claude Lefort %A (Tradutora) Eliana Maria de Melo Souza %J Estudos de Sociologia %D 2008 %I Universidade Estadual Paulista %X In this essay, the historical connections between liberalism and democracy are analyzed, based mostly on three important authors of the French liberal thought of the first half of the 19th century: Benjamin Constant (1767-1830), Fran ois Guizot (1787-1874) e Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859). Although, the Author doesn*t forget to highlight the contemporary issues which demand confronting and elucidating the chances of democracy. Keywords: French Liberalism. Democracy. Political Philosophy. Tolerance. S o aqui examinadas as rela es hist車ricas entre liberalismo e democracia, com base principalmente em tr那s importantes autores do pensamento liberal franc那s da primeira metade do s谷culo XIX: Benjamin Constant (1767-1830), Fran ois Guizot (1787-1874) e Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859). Contudo, o Autor n o deixa de lan ar luz sobre as quest es contemporaneas que exigem enfrentar e elucidar as chances da democracia. Palavras-chave: Liberalismo franc那s. Democracia. Filosofia pol赤tica. Tolerancia. %K Liberalismo franc那s %K Democracia %K Filosofia pol赤tica %K Tolerancia %K French Liberalism %K Democracy %K Political Philosophy %K Tolerance. %U http://seer.fclar.unesp.br/estudos/article/view/1142