Conditions for Becoming a Democratic State

The aim of this book is to achieve a proper theoretical understanding of democracy through philosophical explorations. By these explorations we want to reach some unitary decision on at least three things. The first one involves the concept of democracy. The next one is concerned with the purpose of democracy. The final one is concerned with what is necessary for ensuring and developing democracy in a state or society in the absence of which democracy gets threatened. We will explore and analyze the interconnections between these three dynamics.

Professor Samar Kumar Mondal, M.A. PH.D., PGDCSM, teaches in the Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University and practices psychological counselling. He is a trained psychological counsellor and also one of the coordinator of the centre for counselling services and studies in self - development, Jadavpur University. His area of interest includes metaphysics, continental philosophy, social and political philosophy.