ABSTRACT
The conclusion aims to give an overall picture of the different theoretical and practical aspects of majority tyranny in order to create an image complex enough to cope with more recent challenges. It gives a shortlist of the proposed security measures against any type of tyranny, exercised either by the majority (if there is such an entity) or by those who claim themselves to be its representatives. In this regard, it also poses the question whether the ontological uncertainty about the existence of “the majority” should make all fears of the tyranny of the majority unjustified. The final response to this question will nevertheless remain somewhat ambiguous: tyranny (defined either as self-interested, right-infringing, or unlimited power) does seem to persist as a real threat exactly because, and to the extent that, its reliance on the majority becomes less and less rationally defensible.
