Ethics of Voting

Name: Ethics of Voting
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ISBN: 9780691154442

ISBN-10: 0691154449

ISBN-13: 9780691154442

Edition: 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Jason Brennan

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Nothing is more integral to democracy than voting. Most people believe that every citizen has the civic duty or moral obligation to vote, that any sincere vote is morally acceptable, and that buying, selling, or trading votes is inherently wrong. In this provocative book, Jason Brennan challenges our fundamental assumptions about voting, revealing why it is not a duty for most citizens--in fact, he argues, many people owe it to the rest of us not to vote.Bad choices at the polls can result in unjust laws, needless wars, and calamitous economic policies. Brennan shows why voters have duties to make informed decisions in the voting booth, to base their decisions on sound evidence for what…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 0.10" wide x 0.10" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction Voting as an Ethical Issue



Arguments for a Duty to Vote



Civic Virtue without Politics



Wrongful Voting



Deference and Abstention



For the Common Good



Buying and Selling Votes



How Well Do Voters Behave?


Afterword to the Paperback Edition How to Vote Well


Notes


References


Index