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- Title
Confucian Meritocratic Democracy over Democracy for Minority Interests and Rights.
- Authors
Park, John J.
- Abstract
In Western political philosophy, democracy is generally the dominant view regarding what the best form of government is, and this holds even in respect to promoting minority rights. However, I argue that there is a better theory for satisfying minority interests and rights. I amass numerous studies from the social sciences demonstrating how democracy does poorly in accounting for minority interests. I then contend that a particular hybrid view that fuses a meritocracy with democracy can do a better job than democracy in accounting for minority interests and in having more equal rights and fair policies coming from the legislative and executive branches. Finally, I defend this thesis from numerous counters.
- Subjects
LEGAL status of minorities; SOCIAL sciences; EQUAL rights; COUNTERARGUMENTS
- Publication
Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, 2024, Vol 23, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
1540-3009
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11712-023-09918-3