Majority Rule

Philosophy Compass 9 (10):681-688 (2014)
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This article provides a survey of existing studies of majority rule, outlines misconceptions of majority rule, and highlights underexplored fields of research. It argues that the reasons why the minority complies with majority decisions have been underexplored

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