This paper takes a closer look at how the relation between liberalism and democracy has been addressed by different strands of the liberal tradition. Its purpose is to argue in support of two claims. Firstly, the claim that discourse on what the two ideals are about, and how they are related to one another, has been impaired by a failure to pay due attention to the distinction between the question of legitimacy and the question of institutional expediency. Secondly, the claim that, when the noted distinction is taken into account, the two ideals can be shown to complement each other in their outlook at how social and political life should be organized.

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自由主义与民主：合法性与机构权宜

本文仔细研究了自由主义传统的不同方面如何解决自由主义与民主之间的关系。其目的是为了支持两项主张。首先，由于没有适当注意合法性问题和制度权宜性问题之间的区别，因此关于两种理想的含义以及它们如何相互联系的说法受到损害。第二，主张认为，当考虑到所指出的区别时，可以证明这两种理想在其应如何组织社会和政治生活的观点上相互补充。