Votes and Virtues
What Democracy Requires
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22251111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Schmitt (0009-0008-7551-2541, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 237-258 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy and Global Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2692-790X |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/pga202191611 |
| OpenAlex | W3201264645 |
| Language | EN |
Anglophone political theorists regard democracy as an electoral system. The moral character of citizens in a democracy is of no interest to them. But electoral systems that disregard the virtue of citizens yield racist governmental systems and major injustices. Democracy requires citizens distinguished by virtues
Civic virtue · Democracy · Democratic system · Environmental ethics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Political system · Politics · Representative democracy · Sociology · Virtue · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Public Administration
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |