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1 online resource (229 pages) |
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Print version record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Voting as an Ethical Issue; CHAPTER ONE: Arguments for a Duty to Vote; CHAPTER TWO: Civic Virtue without Politics; CHAPTER THREE: Wrongful Voting; CHAPTER FOUR: Deference and Abstention; CHAPTER FIVE: For the Common Good; CHAPTER SIX: Buying and Selling Votes; CHAPTER SEVEN: How Well Do Voters Behave?; AFTERWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION: How to Vote Well; Notes; References; Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Voting -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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Applied ethics.
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Ethics.
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Voting ethics.
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Philosophy.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Brennan, Jason. Ethics of Voting (New in Paper). Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012 9780691154442 |
| ISBN |
9781400842094 (electronic bk.) |
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1400842093 (electronic bk.) |
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9781400838738 (electronic bk.) |
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1400838738 (electronic bk.) |
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