There is no problem more crucial to contemporary political thought than the status of democracy, its role, and its problems in the contemporary world. In this survey of democratic theory, Thomas Christiano introduces the reader to the principles underlying democracy and to the problems involved in applying these principles to real life situations.B
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The Rule of the Many is a splendid introduction to democratic theory, introducing the reader to the principles underlying democracy and to the problems involved in applying these principles to real-life situations.

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Introduction; Foundations Of Democracy; Self-Government; Equality; Democracy And The Problem Of The Modern State; The Challenge of the Modern State to the Democratic Ideals; The Economic Conception of Citizenship; A Normative Conception of Citizenship; Principles And Problems Of Democratic Institutions; Equality and Legislative Representation; Interest Groups and Political Parties as Institutions of Deliberation; Equality in the Process of Social Deliberation
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780367318970
Publisert
2019-09-13
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd; Routledge
Vekt
480 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
324

Om bidragsyterne

Thomas Christiano is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona and the author of several influencial papers on ethics and political philosophy.