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008			190523s2017 nju fo d z eng d
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020			_a9781400888399 _qPDF
024	7		_a10.1515/9781400888399 _2doi
035			_a(DE-B1597)9781400888399
035			_a(DE-B1597)501175
035			_a(OCoLC)1076450415
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
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072		7	_aPOL007000 _2bisacsh
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082	0	4	_a321.8 _223
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aBrennan, Jason _eautore
245	1	0	_aAgainst Democracy : _bNew Preface / _cJason Brennan.
264		1	_aPrinceton, NJ : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2017]
264		4	_c©2016
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tCONTENTS -- _tPreface to the 2017 Paperback Edition -- _tPreface and Acknowledgments -- _t1. Hobbits and Hooligans -- _t2. Ignorant, Irrational, Misinformed Nationalists -- _t3. Political Participation Corrupts -- _t4. Politics Doesn'T Empower You Or Me -- _t5. Politics Is Not A Poem -- _t6. The Right To Competent Government -- _t7. Is Democracy Competent? -- _t8. The Rule Of The Knowers -- _t9. Civic Enemies -- _tNotes -- _tBibliography -- _tIndex
520			_aMost 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.
530			_aIssued also in print.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
650		0	_aDemocracy _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aExpertise _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aKnowledge, Theory of _xPolitical aspects.
650		7	_0(DE-601)104137800 _0(DE-588)4033229-9 _aKritik _2gnd
650		7	_0(DE-601)105531480 _0(DE-588)4153370-7 _aExpertokratie _2gnd
650		7	_0(DE-601)106083430 _0(DE-588)4076215-4 _aPolitische Beteiligung _2gnd
650		7	_0(DE-601)106352873 _0(DE-588)4011413-2 _aDemokratie _2gnd
650		7	_aPHILOSOPHY / Political. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aBrennan, Jason _eautore
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781400888399?locatt=mode:legacy
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