From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy

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Autor(a) principal: Filho, José Reinaldo Felipe Martins
Data de Publicação: 2013
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Griot : Revista de Filosofia
Texto Completo: http://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/551
Resumo: The purpose of this study is to discuss one of the most imminent problems concerned to the democratic republics, namely: the tyranny of the majority over minorities. For this, we take as reference the analyzes developed by Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America, especially related to the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy. As one of the biggest dangers of democratic governments is always the possibility of introduction of despotism, not under the power of the empire of one, as in the example of the monarchy, but by the tyranny exercised by the majority. It is, therefore, to discuss the limits of popular power and the strength of the majority in democracy, against the risk of annihilation of individual liberty and minority groups who, under the aegis of social homogeneity, are relegated to the margins of social rights.
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spelling From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracyDa legitimidade à tirania: Tocqueville e a onipotência da maioria na democracia norte-americanaDemocracia; Filosofia Política; Tocqueville; Tirania da maioria.Democracy; Political Philosophy; Tocqueville; Tyranny of the majority.The purpose of this study is to discuss one of the most imminent problems concerned to the democratic republics, namely: the tyranny of the majority over minorities. For this, we take as reference the analyzes developed by Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America, especially related to the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy. As one of the biggest dangers of democratic governments is always the possibility of introduction of despotism, not under the power of the empire of one, as in the example of the monarchy, but by the tyranny exercised by the majority. It is, therefore, to discuss the limits of popular power and the strength of the majority in democracy, against the risk of annihilation of individual liberty and minority groups who, under the aegis of social homogeneity, are relegated to the margins of social rights.A proposta desse estudo consiste em discutir um dos mais iminentes problemas que concernem às repúblicas democráticas, qual seja: a tirania da maioria sobre as minorias. Para tal, tomaremos como referência as análises desenvolvidas por Alexis de Tocqueville em A Democracia na América, sobretudo no que se referem à onipotência da maioria na democracia norte-americana. Como um dos maiores perigos dos governos democráticos sempre estará a possibilidade de instauração do despotismo, não sob a força do império de um só, como no exemplo da monarquia, mas através da tirania exercida pela maioria. Trata-se, pois, de discutir os limites do poder popular e da força da maioria na democracia, frente ao risco de aniquilamento da liberdade individual e dos grupos minoritários que, sob a égide da homogeneidade social, são socialmente postos à margem dos direitos.Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia2013-06-14info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-ReviewedEvaluados por los paresAvaliados pelos paresapplication/pdfhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/55110.31977/grirfi.v7i1.551Griot : Revista de Filosofia; v. 7 n. 1 (2013); 55-672178-1036reponame:Griot : Revista de Filosofiainstname:Universidade Federal do Recôncavo na Bahia (UFRB)instacron:UFRBporhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/551/270Copyright (c) 2013 José Reinaldo Felipe Martins Filhoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFilho, José Reinaldo Felipe Martins2020-06-30T18:19:55Zoai:seer.www.ufrb.edu.br:article/551Revistahttp://www.ufrb.edu.br/griot/PUBhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/oai||griotrevista@gmail.com2178-10362178-1036opendoar:2020-06-30T18:19:55Griot : Revista de Filosofia - Universidade Federal do Recôncavo na Bahia (UFRB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
Da legitimidade à tirania: Tocqueville e a onipotência da maioria na democracia norte-americana
title From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
spellingShingle From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
Filho, José Reinaldo Felipe Martins
Democracia; Filosofia Política; Tocqueville; Tirania da maioria.
Democracy; Political Philosophy; Tocqueville; Tyranny of the majority.
title_short From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
title_full From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
title_fullStr From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
title_full_unstemmed From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
title_sort From legitimacy to tyranny: Tocqueville and the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy
author Filho, José Reinaldo Felipe Martins
author_facet Filho, José Reinaldo Felipe Martins
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Filho, José Reinaldo Felipe Martins
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Democracia; Filosofia Política; Tocqueville; Tirania da maioria.
Democracy; Political Philosophy; Tocqueville; Tyranny of the majority.
topic Democracia; Filosofia Política; Tocqueville; Tirania da maioria.
Democracy; Political Philosophy; Tocqueville; Tyranny of the majority.
description The purpose of this study is to discuss one of the most imminent problems concerned to the democratic republics, namely: the tyranny of the majority over minorities. For this, we take as reference the analyzes developed by Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America, especially related to the omnipotence of the majority in American democracy. As one of the biggest dangers of democratic governments is always the possibility of introduction of despotism, not under the power of the empire of one, as in the example of the monarchy, but by the tyranny exercised by the majority. It is, therefore, to discuss the limits of popular power and the strength of the majority in democracy, against the risk of annihilation of individual liberty and minority groups who, under the aegis of social homogeneity, are relegated to the margins of social rights.
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