TOCQUEVILLE AND KIERKEGAARD BEFORE THE PHENOMENON OF LEVELING IN THE MASS SOCIETY

This article analyzes the concept of leveling as a political and social phenomenon in the mass society of the nineteenth century by Alexis de Tocqueville and Søren Kierkegaard. The use of this concept in the works of both authors is explained and, subsequently, a comparative analysis is carried out to find the common aspects and the differences that exist between the two. This analysis allows us how to understand the complexity of the phenomenon of leveling and of democratic equality, considering their effects on individuals and their social ties in the mass society.