Why Not a Philosopher King? and Other Objections to Epistocracy

In this paper I will examine epistocracy as a form of limiting the political agency of some citizens (by removing their political rights) and offer an internal critique of it. I will argue that epistocracy runs into a number of logical and epistemic problems in trying to define who should be the me...

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Autor principal:	Dragan Kuljanin
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN FR IT
Publicado:	Rosenberg & Sellier 2019
Materias:	epistocracy democracy voting Aesthetics BH1-301 Ethics BJ1-1725
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e16fd82170324b669ff4de60f10645252021-12-02T10:50:48ZWhy Not a Philosopher King? and Other Objections to Epistocracy10.13128/Phe_Mi-260752280-78532239-4028https://doaj.org/article/e16fd82170324b669ff4de60f10645252019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7342https://doaj.org/toc/2280-7853https://doaj.org/toc/2239-4028 In this paper I will examine epistocracy as a form of limiting the political agency of some citizens (by removing their political rights) and offer an internal critique of it. I will argue that epistocracy runs into a number of logical and epistemic problems in trying to define who should be the members of an epistocratic polity. Furthermore, I will argue that the argument for epistocracy cannot ignore unjust background conditions. I will also suggest that some of the problems epistocracy attempts to correct can be solved in a more just way, while preserving democracy. Dragan KuljaninRosenberg & SellierarticleepistocracydemocracyvotingAestheticsBH1-301EthicsBJ1-1725ENFRITPhenomenology and Mind, Iss 16 (2019)
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description	In this paper I will examine epistocracy as a form of limiting the political agency of some citizens (by removing their political rights) and offer an internal critique of it. I will argue that epistocracy runs into a number of logical and epistemic problems in trying to define who should be the members of an epistocratic polity. Furthermore, I will argue that the argument for epistocracy cannot ignore unjust background conditions. I will also suggest that some of the problems epistocracy attempts to correct can be solved in a more just way, while preserving democracy.
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Why Not a Philosopher King? and Other Objections to Epistocracy

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