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Against Democracy: New Preface

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Feldname	Details
Vorliegende Sprache	eng
Name	Brennan, Jason ¬[VerfasserIn]¬
Name	Brennan, Jason
Name ANZEIGE DER KETTE	Brennan, Jason
T I T E L	Against Democracy
Zusatz zum Titel	New Preface
Verlagsort	Princeton, NJ
Verlag	Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2017
Erscheinungsjahr	2017
Umfang	1 Online-Ressource
Notiz / Fußnoten	De Gruyter - University Press Pilot Project. eBook available to select US libraries only
Enthaltene Werke	$tFrontmatter -- -- CONTENTS -- -- Preface to the 2017 Paperback Edition -- -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- -- 1. Hobbits and Hooligans -- -- 2. Ignorant, Irrational, Misinformed Nationalists -- -- 3. Political Participation Corrupts -- -- 4. Politics Doesn’T Empower You Or Me -- -- 5. Politics Is Not A Poem -- -- 6. The Right To Competent Government -- -- 7. Is Democracy Competent? -- -- 8. The Rule Of The Knowers -- -- 9. Civic Enemies -- -- Notes -- -- Bibliography -- -- Index
ISBN	ISBN 978-1-4008-8839-9
Systemvoraussetzungen	$bMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Klassifikation	POL007000
	POL010000
	PHI019000
	PHI019000
	POL007000
	POL010000
	321.8
	JC423
Kurzbeschreibung	Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political participation is good for us—it empowers us, helps us get what we want, and tends to make us smarter, more virtuous, and more caring for one another. These are some of our most cherished ideas about democracy. But Jason Brennan says they are all wrong.In this trenchant book, Brennan argues that democracy should be judged by its results—and the results are not good enough. Just as defendants have a right to a fair trial, citizens have a right to competent government. But democracy is the rule of the ignorant and the irrational, and it all too often falls short. Furthermore, no one has a fundamental right to any share of political power, and exercising political power does most of us little good. On the contrary, a wide range of social science research shows that political participation and democratic deliberation actually tend to make people worse—more irrational, biased, and mean. Given this grim picture, Brennan argues that a new system of government—epistocracy, the rule of the knowledgeable—may be better than democracy, and that it's time to experiment and find out.A challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable, Against Democracy is essential reading for scholars and students of politics across the disciplines. Featuring a new preface that situates the book within the current political climate and discusses other alternatives beyond epistocracy, Against Democracy is a challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable
SWB-Titel-Idn	1066745293
Signatur	E-Book De Gruyter
Bemerkungen	Elektronischer Volltext - Campuslizenz
Elektronische Adresse	$uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781400888399
Internetseite / Link	Verlag
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