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Against Democracy

By Jason Brennan

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Against Democracy

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"Jason Brennan is a marvel: a brilliant philosopher who scrupulously studies the facts before he moralizes. In Against Democracy, his elegant method leads to the contrarian conclusion that democratic participation prompts human beings to forget common sense and common decency. Voting does not ennoble us; it tests the virtue of the best, and brings out the worst in the rest."--Bryan Caplan, author of The Myth of the Rational Voter "The great temptation of political philosophy is to sacralize politics, and we urgently need work that teaches us not to succumb. In this valuable and bracing book, Jason Brennan challenges comfortable pieties and debunks familiar myths about political life in general and democratic rule in particular. I expect that most readers will find plenty with which to disagree--I certainly do--but also that most will find Brennan's arguments unsettlingly difficult to resist with certainty."--Jacob T. Levy, McGill University "Against Democracy makes a useful set of challenges to both conventional wisdom and dominant trends in political philosophy and political theory, particularly democratic theory. Engagingly written, it is a lively and entertaining read."--Alexander Guerrero, University of Pennsylvania
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2017-09-26
Publication Date:
2017-10-30
Publisher:
Princeton Univers. Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0691178496
ISBN13:
9780691178493
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Weight:
310 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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