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Brennan, Jason, 1979-

Democracy : a guided tour / Jason Brennan. - ix, 315 pages ; 22 cm

Preface and Acknowledgments;
1. Democracy: Why or Why Not?;
2. For Stability: Stability through Shared Power;
3. Against Stability: Passion and Polarization;
4. For Virtue: Does Democracy Enlighten and Ennoble?;
5. Against Virtue: Does Democracy Make Us Angry, Mean, and Dumb?;
6. For Wisdom: Two Heads Are Smarter than One;
7. Against Wisdom: Garbage In, Garbage Out;
8. For Liberty: The Consent of the Governed?;
9. Against Liberty: Democracy as the Many-Headed Master;
10. For Equality: Democracy as the Public Expression of Equal Standing;
11. Against Equality: Is Democratic Equality an Illusion?;
Notes;
Works Cited;
Index.

ISBN: 9780197558812

LCCN: 2022045722

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democracy--Philosophy.
Democracy--Moral and ethical aspects.
Political science--Philosophy.
Democracy--History.

Dewey Class. No.: 321.801 BRE