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Why do conflicts arise among individuals in democracy?

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Democracy means what?

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Soumyadipta Majumder, works at Income Tax Department, Government of India (2014-present)

Answered Jul 8, 2017 · Author has 242 answers and 641.1k answer views

Originally Answered: What do you mean by democracy?

The origin of the concept ‘Democracy’ can be traced back to the old Greek city states which have enjoyed complete local autonomy. They experimented with different forms of government like Aristocracy, Monarchy, Tyranny, Oligarchy and Democracy. After views various forms of government, Aristotle gave his favour in the favour of policy or a moderate form of government.

INTRODUCTION

The word ‘Democracy’ is a term that has evolved its meaning in a gamut of versions in different parts of the country. Depending on the needs and circumstances that have prevailed in various countries over the period of time, democracy as a concept has shaped itself accordingly. This whole process makes it difficult to derive a common definition of the term ‘Democracy’. Democracy may be a state of exuberance for one and a state of tolerance for the other. In the light of these conflicting views for the same term, it becomes imperative to track down the history associated with the concept ‘Democracy’ and analyze its growth and evolution in different parts of the world so as to make a comparative analysis of its essential feature, importance, limitations, and future prospects, for better understanding of the subject.

This article would deal with various facets that have resulted in the growth of Democracy into diversified field. An analogy can be drawn wherein different ways in which democracy has evolved can be compared to the concurrent judgments made by a judge in a judgment; which involves reaching the same conclusion by discerning adoption of reasons to prove the same.

MEANING OF DEMOCRACY

In order to acquire a clear knowledge on the subject topic, it is pertinent to deal with the meaning of the term ‘Democracy’. This would help in conceptualizing and understanding how the same word has been perceived differently by different people and under different circumstances. In addition, it would provide a basis of looking at the aforementioned term by different perspective. (How It has been interpreted in different ways by different thinkers and as per different conditions prevailing in different nations)



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