Majorities and Minorities : : Nomos XXXII / / ed. by John W. Chapman, Alan Wertheimer.
In this thirty-second annual volume in the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy's NOMOS series, entitled Majorities and Minorities, thirteen distinguished contributors consider a diverse selection of topics. Included are essays on legitimacy of the majority, the utilitarian view...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1990] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 1990 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy ;
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- CONTRIBUTORS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- PART I. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
- 1. THE DEMISE OF THE CONFESSIONAL STATE AND THE RISE OF THE IDEA OF A LEGITIMATE MINORITY
- 2. MAJORITIES AND MINORITIES: A CLASSICAL UTILITARIAN VIEW
- 3. RIGHTS AND MAJORITIES: ROUSSEAU REVISITED
- PART II. CONCEPTUAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES
- 4. THREE FALLACIES CONCERNING MAJORITIES, MINORITIES, AND DEMOCRATIC POLITICS
- 5. DEMOCRATIC THEORY AND THE DEMOCRATIC AGENT
- 6. POLITICAL EQUALITY
- 7. PUBLIC CHOICE VERSUS DEMOCRACY
- PART III. CULTURAL PLURALISM AND GROUP RIGHTS
- 8. PLURALISM AND EQUALITY: THE STATUS OF MINORITY VALUES IN A DEMOCRACY
- 9. DIFFERENCE AND DOMINATION: REFLECTIONS ON THE RELATION BETWEEN PLURALISM AND EQUALITY
- 10. ELECTORAL POWER, GROUP POWER, AND DEMOCRACY
- PART IV.THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
- 11. AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND MAJORITY RULE
- 12. "YES, BUT . . .": PRINCIPLES AND CAVEATS IN AMERICAN RACIAL ATTITUDES
- INDEX