Minorities Versus Majorities
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"Minorities Versus Majorities" is an essay by anarchist writer Emma Goldman that critiques the tyranny of the majority and defends the vital role of creative, dissenting minorities in social progress.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minorities Versus Majorities canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anarchist essay
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essay ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
majorities tend to be conservative and resistant to change
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minorities are often persecuted by majorities ⓘ political democracy can mask oppression of dissenters ⓘ real progress depends on independent thinkers ⓘ social progress originates with minorities rather than majorities ⓘ truth and justice are not determined by numbers ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
mass opinion
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parliamentary democracy ⓘ unquestioned faith in majority decisions ⓘ |
| critiquesConcept |
identification of democracy with numerical majority
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majority rule as inherently just ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conflict between social progress and social conformity
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courage of unpopular minorities ⓘ ethical responsibility of individuals to resist injustice ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social criticism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th century radical politics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers interested in anarchism and social reform ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
challenge blind faith in majority opinion
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encourage respect for dissenting minorities ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of majority rule
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defense of creative minorities ⓘ individualism versus mass conformity ⓘ relationship between freedom and democracy ⓘ role of dissent in social progress ⓘ tyranny of the majority ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
anti-majoritarian
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critical of representative democracy ⓘ pro-individual liberty ⓘ |
| politicalPhilosophy | anarchism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
civil liberties
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freedom of thought ⓘ radicalism ⓘ tyranny of the majority ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Anarchism and Other Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
creative role of the individual
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importance of dissent ⓘ moral and intellectual leadership of minorities ⓘ |
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