On Minorities

Original Articles

On Minorities

Published in: South African Journal of Philosophy
Volume 24 , issue 3 , 2005 , pages: 153–175
DOI: 10.4314/sajpem.v24i3.31422
Author(s): Chris Brink Department of Mathematics, South Africa

Abstract

In this paper I present a logical analysis of minorities and minority rights. I consider the question whether the classic social contract of a liberal democracy can be extended to include minorities without significant alteration to the accepted agreement between the individual and the state.

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