Democracy and Its Critics

Key Insight 1: Democracy's Dual Nature: Ideal and Imperfect Reality

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Key Insight 2: The Two Transformations: From City-State to Nation-State

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Key Insight 3: Anarchism and Guardianship: Democracy's Fundamental Adversaries

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Key Insight 4: The Democratic Process: Justified by Equality and Autonomy

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Key Insight 5: Inclusion and Majority Rule: Persistent Challenges to Democratic Theory

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Key Insight 6: Process vs. Substance: Balancing Democratic Means and Just Outcomes

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Key Insight 7: The Problem of the Unit: Defining "A People" for Self-Governance

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Key Insight 8: Conditions for Polyarchy: Why Democracy Flourishes (or Fails)

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Key Insight 9: Minority Domination: An Enduring Challenge to Democratic Ideals

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Key Insight 10: The Elusive Common Good in a Pluralist World

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Key Insight 11: Toward a Third Transformation: Democratizing Tomorrow's World

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