Updated Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Overview of “The Ethics and Rationality of Voting”
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has published an updated and expanded version of its entry on “The Ethics and Rationality of Voting.” It is authored by Georgetown Prof. Jason Brennan, a leading expert on democratic theory. Here is his summary of the issues covered:
This entry focuses on six major questions concerning the rationality and morality of voting:
- Is it rational for an individual citizen to vote?
- Is there a moral duty to vote?
- Are there moral obligations regarding how citizens vote?
- Is it justifiable for governments to compel citizens to vote?
- Is it permissible to buy, trade, and sell votes?
- Who ought to have the right to vote, and should every citizen have an equal vote?
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The article is a great summary of debates over these issues, and review of relevant literature. To me, it is striking how much of the debate over all six issues turns at least in part on the problem of voter ig
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