The democratic thought is based on that 'ordinary people' are suitable to rule themselves.
Torbjorn TannsjoIf two norms conflict, if they are mutually inconsistent, then at least one of them must be false.
Torbjorn TannsjoIn many European countries we have populist indirect democratic systems. The people elect, in a proportionate manner, a parliament. The parliament with all its parties is representative of the political opinions among the citizens. It is reasonable to claim that the people rule itself through the political institutions.
Torbjorn TannsjoI believe that one basic question, what we ought to do, period (the moral question), is a genuine one. There exists a true answer to it, which is independent of our thought and conceptualisation.
Torbjorn Tannsjo