Democracy as a Way to Social Compromise

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  • School of Philosophy and Sociology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;

Published date: 05 Mar 2006

Abstract

In modern society, democracy as a symbol of social civilization and progress is cherished. Any government or organization, whether truly democratic or not, will claim that it is democratic while its opponents are not. However, as a historical notion, democracy does not possess the quality of absoluteness. In my view, democracy, in its original meaning, should be understood as a way to social compromise, whose aim is to guarantee a relatively fair political life.

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Han Zhen . Democracy as a Way to Social Compromise[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2006 , 1(1) : 1 -5 . DOI: 10.1007/s11466-005-0009-9

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