00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862196852 Buklod 20230816145051.0 g||| | || || ta 230816s2018 xx a rb |||1 u|eng d 9780198823452 (iLib)UPBAG-00037630745 BC-71737 Forefront Book Co., Inc. Php7,463.00 Department of Economics and Political Science Faculty DLC BAG rda eng JC 423 G65 2018 Goodin, Robert E. author. An epistemic theory of democracy Robert E. Goodin & Kai Spiekermann. Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2018. xxiv, 442 pages illustrations 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-423) and index. Part I. The Condorcet Jury Theorem -- The classic framework -- Extensions -- Limitations -- Independence revisited -- Part II. Epistemic enhancement -- Improve individual competence -- Diversity ? Division of epistemic labour -- Discussion and deliberation ? Part III. Political practices -- Respecting tradition -- Following leaders -- Taking cues -- Pluralism: differing values and priorities -- Factionalism: differing interests -- Part IV. Structures of government -- Epistocracy or democracy -- Direct versus representative democracy -- Institutional hindrances to epistemic success -- Institutional aids to epistemic success -- Part V. Conclusions -- The relation between truth and politics, once again -- Headline findings, central implications -- Epilogue: what about Trump and Brexit? This book examines the Condorcet Jury Theorem and how its assumptions can be applicable to the real world. It will use the theorem to assess various familiar political practices and alternative institutional arrangements, revealing how best to take advantage of the truth-tracking potential of majoritarian democracy. Democracy. Political science. Spiekermann, Kai author. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN JC 423 G65 2018 Book