Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Comparing Democracy and Epistocracy on the Problem of Incompetence

abstract: This paper examines the strength of a recent argument made against democracy. The notion of epistocracy, a system of government where the wise or the knowers rule, has garnered some attention of late. These theories of epistocracy have traditionally struggled with questions of political le...

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Other Authors: Zhang, Alexander (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.49298