The factors to examine are as follows: Original definition of the notion, historical context, as well as cultural and social realities in which the ideas are to be implemented. Evidently, the identification of the most plausible approach should start with examining the original interpretation of the notion of democracy. The common interpretation studied during this course states that democracy is the rule of the many, or the rule of the people. In the terms of this definition, direct involvement in political decision-making, advocated by Thomas Jefferson, is considered to be more plausible. This conclusion arises from Schmitt’s analysis of the problems associated with the act of identification. In a large number of cases, the will of the people does not underlie the act of identification, so it is possible that the minority group overrides the majority one. It means that the indirect participation in political decision making is not as straight forward as a direct one, thus it’s a less plausible approach to
The factors to examine are as follows: Original definition of the notion, historical context, as well as cultural and social realities in which the ideas are to be implemented. Evidently, the identification of the most plausible approach should start with examining the original interpretation of the notion of democracy. The common interpretation studied during this course states that democracy is the rule of the many, or the rule of the people. In the terms of this definition, direct involvement in political decision-making, advocated by Thomas Jefferson, is considered to be more plausible. This conclusion arises from Schmitt’s analysis of the problems associated with the act of identification. In a large number of cases, the will of the people does not underlie the act of identification, so it is possible that the minority group overrides the majority one. It means that the indirect participation in political decision making is not as straight forward as a direct one, thus it’s a less plausible approach to