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Democracy (Problems of Philosophy)

By Ross Harrison

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1993
ISBN
0415032547, 9780415130806, 9780415032544, 9780203005545, 0415130808
LCC
JC421 .H28 1993
Open Library ID
OL1726705M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2141028 bytes)
Series
Problems of Philosophy
Edition
First
Pages
257\257
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

At a time when liberal democracy is the universally accepted and paradigmatic means of political participation, no better a book has emerged to assess democracy's heritage. Drawing upon democracy's history as both an idea and political act, Ross Harrison considers its importance by examining the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, the American Federalists, Hume, Bentham, Mills, Hegel and Marx. Exploring democracy's relationship to concepts such as liberty, equality and knowledge, Ross considers democracy's fallacies and as well as its foundations. Even-handedly, Ross weighs the benefits of democracy and the lack thereof. Democracy is a compelling guide through this concepts history, and Ross keenly investigates each paradox, problem, pro and con of democracy.

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