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Against Democracy (book review)
Valerie Soon · Essays in Philosophy 19(1) · 2018
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Valerie Soon
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DOI 10.7710/1526-0569.1603
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Critics argue that a political-knowledge test would likely exclude members of disadvantaged groups, who on average score lower. Brennan replies that epistocracy would be assessed against democracy's own unequal outcomes and that some designs, such as an enfranchisement lottery, avoid the objection.
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