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A demofobia na democracia moderna

2011; UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO; Volume: 54; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0011-52582011000400004

ISSN

1678-4588

Autores

Thais Florêncio de Aguiar,

Tópico(s)

Political Theory and Influence

Resumo

This article aims to demonstrate existence of demophobic principles in theory of modern democracy. Liberal theoretical propositions decreed subsumption of demos in government of all, reduction of presence of masses in politics, exteriority of their modes of organization, and rationalization of administration of the many. The study focuses on liberal thinkers from late 18th to early 20th centuries, but is not limited to them. The result is enunciation of a political oxymoron (demophobic democracy), which also appears as an epistemological obstacle to democratic experimentation.

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