Political testimony
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7354294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Han Van Wietmarschen (0000-0002-9182-1204, University College London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-45 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics Philosophy & Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-594X • E-ISSN: 1741-3060 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1470594x18798062 |
| OpenAlex | W4238644460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 34 |
I argue that reliance on political testimony conflicts with two democratic values: the value of mutual justifiability and the value of equality of opportunity for political influence. Reliance on political testimony is characterized by a reliance on the assertions of others directly on a political question the citizen is asked to answer as part of a formal democratic decision procedure. Reliance on expert testimony generally, even in the context of political decision-making, does not similarly conflict with democratic values. As a consequence of the argument, citizens have a pro tanto reason to rely on their own political judgment when determining their vote, and democratic societies have a reason to only ask citizens questions they are able to answer without reliance on political testimony
Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · History · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
In Defence of Non-Ideal Political Deference
Testimony of Oppression and the Limits of Empathy
Authority or autonomy? Philosophical and psychological perspectives on deference to experts
Social identity, understanding, and deference
Public Justification and the Veil of Testimony
Compromising with the uncompromising
The Suspension Problem for Epistemic Democracy
What Americans know about politics and why it matters
Capitalism and Freedom
Moral Testimony and Moral Epistemology
In defense of moral testimony
A Defense of Moral Deference
An Epistemic Conception of Democracy
I—Hallvard Lillehammer
Philosophy, Politics and Society
Political Liberalism and Political Community
Democracy and Social Choice
Reasonableness, Intellectual Modesty, and Reciprocity in Political Justification
A Preface to Democratic Theory, Expanded Edition
The Morals of Modernity
The Moral Basis of Political Liberalism
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Affluence and Influence
Making sense of humanity and other philosophical papers, 1982-1993
Egalitarianism and Equal Availability of Political Influence
Democracy and Proportionality
Democracy Without Preference
What is Wrong With Moral Testimony
Social Choice and Individual Values
Against Elections
Perfectionist Liberalism and Political Liberalism
Rule Over None II
The Idea of Public Reason Revisited
The Beginning of Community
| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |