They could see, amid the excitement and drama, that it evoked an essentially democratic ideal.

Social values, national challenges, the democratic ideal - none of these will appear on an individual utility calculus.

Even if state schools had resources for one-to-one teaching, a personalised system means abandoning the democratic ideal of a universal education.

However, he argues, choosing manipulation negates, in its means, the democratic ideal.

It has been recently argued, however, that the democratic ideal of public life through the use of public space has deteriorated.