On the Compatibility of Epistocracy and Public Reason
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20317536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Mulligan (0000-0002-9088-5249, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 458-476 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Theory and Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-802X • E-ISSN: 2154-123X |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/soctheorpract201541324 |
| OpenAlex | W647224044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 15 |
In "epistocratic" forms of government, political power is wielded by those who possess the knowledge relevant to good policymaking. Some democrats--notably, David Estlund--concede that epistocracy might produce better political outcomes than democracy but argue that epistocracy cannot be justified under public reason. These objections to epistocracy are unsound because they violate a viability constraint: they are also fatal to democracy and all other plausible political arrangements. Moreover, there is a problem with the public reason framework itself--a problem that can only be solved by providing a better definition for what makes an objection to a political arrangement a "reasonable" one
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |