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Cooperation, Competition, and Democracy |
LI Shaomeng() |
College of Philosophy & Sociology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China |
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Abstract Rawlsian framework is based on a cooperation model, which takes a democratic society as a cooperation system. Such a conception of democracy not only obscures the distinction between democracy and despotism, but also makes it hard to argue for the superiority of democracy over despotism. This article develops a different model, the competition model, to explain the historical development towards democracy and to justify democracy as a social order superior to despotism. The article argues that once we adopt the competition model to understand democracy, its distinctive characters as well as its merits will fully bear out.
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Keywords
cooperation
competition
neutrality
liberties
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Corresponding Author(s):
LI Shaomeng,Email:lishaomeng@hotmail.com
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Issue Date: 05 June 2011
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