TY - JOUR
AU1 - TIBOR R. MACHAN
AB - The main thesis of this article is that democracy by itself is insufficient
for deciding what is right versus wrong. Democracy presupposes a prior moral stance,
namely, that individuals in the polity have basic rights to their lives, liberty and
property. Democracy is a method for reaching decisions about public policy within
the framework (legal order) in which such rights are fully respected and protected.
Keywords: democracy; morality; rights; choice; public choices; freedom
TI - REFLECTIONS ON MODERN DEMOCRACY
JF - Review of Contemporary Philosophy
DA - 2015-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/addleton-academic-publishers/reflections-on-modern-democracy-en2QHJ0YXP
SP - 63
EP - 95
VL - 14
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -