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An Epistemic Conception of Democracy

Joshua Cohen · Ethics 97(1), 26–38 · 1986

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Joshua Cohen
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DOI 10.1086/292815
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2026-09-01

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DisputedLandemore argued that inclusive democratic procedures, combining many diverse participants with deliberation and majority rule, have greater collective intelligence than rule by a few experts; Brennan argued that widespread voter ignorance favours epistocracy instead.