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Democracy Beyond Majority Rule

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University of North Dakota Philosophy Professor Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein

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Democracy Beyond Majority Rule
Does winning a majority vote give a government the right to do anything it wants? Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Dakota and host of WHY? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life, joins us to consider what democracy owes to people whose views lose and what protections should guard their rights.

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