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100			_aGangopadhyay, Kausik _9428044
245			_aThe majoritarian myth: how unscientific social theories create disharmony
260			_bGaruda Prakashan _c2024 _aIndia
300			_a329 p. : ill.
520			_a“In a world thirsty for clarity and practicality, this book couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. Beyond the sheer brilliance of its ideas and insights, I applaud Professor Gangopadhyay for his unwavering courage in penning this remarkable book.” —Dr Anand Ranaganathan, Author and Scientist “Kausik investigates the term using well established intellectual frameworks on social tolerance.” —Sanjeev Sanyal, Economist & Writer “A terrific took. The concept is not just promising, but vital to truth.” —Raghavan Jagannathan, Editorial Director, Swarajya This book analyses why majoritarianism is a deeply flawed idea. In a road accident involving a big vehicle and a small vehicle, should the blame automatically assign to the larger vehicle, or to the vehicle that contravened traffic rules? The believer in majoritarianism effectively says that the bigger vehicle is always to blame no matter what! The sane view would be to find the vehicle that broke the traffic rules, and call out its guilt for the accident. The book has simply taken that sane path, scientifically and engagingly, to demonstrate that it is flawed to blame the majority for any social intolerance. For a scientific discussion around majoritarianism, we have shed the notion of symmetry of all cultures, following the ideas of economist Ronald Coase and philosopher Karl Popper. We have defined the notion of Linear Theory of Social Evolution (LTSE) which actually creates a moral impetus for intolerance in people’s minds. If a community, irrespective of its being the majority or a minority, has an LTSE, it becomes the source of social intolerance. https://garudabooks.com/the-majoritarian-myth-how-unscientific-social-theories-create-disharmony
650			_aSocial theories – Criticism and analysis _9428113
650			_aSocial tolerance - Theoretical perspectives _9428114
650			_aCultural diversity _9428115
650			_aMajoritarianism - Social aspects _9428116
650			_aDisharmony _9428117
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