- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press (22 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0691124175
- ISBN-13: 978-0691124179
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 2.8 cm
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Estlund offers a thoughtful, philosophically dense discussion arguing for the legitimacy of democratic order. . . . Estlund argues that epistemic proceduralism is a superior justification for democracy because it shows that democracies have the capacity to achieve good decisions that have legitimacy. His comparison of the decisions of a democracy to those of a jury is particularly illuminating. The work includes careful discussion of many prominent democratic and liberal theorists, such as Kenneth Arrow and John Rawls. -- Coulter, Grove City College, for "Choice
Democratic Authority is a rich book. Anyone working on political philosophy in general will find much of interest in it. -- Peter S. C. Chau, Journal of Value Inquiry
Democratic Authority is a rich book. Anyone working on political philosophy in general will find much of interest in it. -- Peter S. C. Chau, Journal of Value Inquiry
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Estlund offers a thoughtful, philosophically dense discussion arguing for the legitimacy of democratic order... Estlund argues that epistemic proceduralism is a superior justification for democracy because it shows that democracies have the capacity to achieve good decisions that have legitimacy. His comparison of the decisions of a democracy to those of a jury is particularly illuminating. The work includes careful discussion of many prominent democratic and liberal theorists, such as Kenneth Arrow and John Rawls. -- M. Coulter, Grove City College, for "Choice Democratic Authority is a rich book. Anyone working on political philosophy in general will find much of interest in it. -- Peter S. C. Chau, Journal of Value Inquiry
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