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Paradoxes 4: the paradox of democracy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2009

Michael Clark
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Abstract

In this regular series, Michael Clark, editor of Analysis, presents some of the most intriguing philosophical paradoxes. Here we examine the paradox of democracy.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , Summer 2003 , pp. 89 - 90
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2003

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Further reading

Harrison, Ross, Democracy (London: Routledge, 1993). Harrison makes the point about conflicting normative beliefs.Google Scholar
Honderich, Ted, ‘A Difficulty with Democracy’, Philosophy and Public Affairs, 1974, vol. 3, which inspired the treatment above.Google Scholar