Democracy, individualism and the public interest are very closely related. Some of their models are even mutually exclusive. In order to understand and analyze their relations and controversies, we should examine the even nature of these notions. Let’s find out what the democracy is. The word itself means “rule by the people”1. In other words, people should govern the state. Though the definition is so simple, there are different theories and models of democracy. …showed first 75 words of 1631 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1631 total…acts for the public interest, because it is the only way for the government to stay in power, otherwise individuals will not accept that their interests are being ignored, and they will want to change the government during the elections, and they even will be able to call the government, which doesn’t act in the “public interest” to account. This process can more or less peacefully and easily take place in the democratic society.