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Single Idea 20563
[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
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Full Idea
If you value democracy because it yields political stability, then you will probably worry about different aspects of the procedure from those who care about its producing good decisions.
Gist of Idea
Design your democracy to yield political stability, or good decisions?
Source
Adam Swift (Political Philosophy (3rd ed) [2014], 5 'Values')
Book Ref
Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.212
A Reaction
[Combine this with Idea 20562] Surely the primary aim must be good decisions? The other three options are the result of pessimism about any method achieving that. Instability, inequality and dud citizens are bars to good decisions.
Related Idea
Idea 20562
Design your democracy to treat citizens equally, or to produce better citizens? [Swift]
The
24 ideas
from 'Political Philosophy (3rd ed)'
20556
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The best way to build a cohesive community is to be involved in a war
[Swift]
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20533
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Justice can be seen as fairness or entitlement or desert
[Swift]
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20540
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Redistributing wealth treats some people as means, rather than as ends
[Swift]
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20541
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You can't necessarily sell your legitimate right to something, even if you produced it
[Swift]
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20536
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Inequalities are needed, as incentives to do the most important jobs
[Swift]
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20535
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Isn't it more rational to maximise the average position, but with a safety net?
[Swift]
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20537
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Hypothetical contracts have no binding force
[Swift]
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20542
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Cosmopolitans reject the right of different states to distribute resources in different ways
[Swift]
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20546
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Libertarians about property ignore the fact that private property is a denial of freedoms
[Swift]
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20547
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We should respect the right of people to live in their own way, even if it is irrational
[Swift]
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20545
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Maybe a freedom is from a restraint, and also in order to do something
[Swift]
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20550
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Opportunity should ignore extraneous factors, or foster competence, or ignore all disadvantages
[Swift]
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20551
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Men have had the power to structure all of our social institutions
[Swift]
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20548
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A person can desire redistibution of wealth, without it being for reasons of equality
[Swift]
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20557
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Membership and inclusion in a community implies non-membership and exclusion
[Swift]
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20553
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Liberals mistakenly think individuals choose their values, without reference to the community
[Swift]
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20555
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Liberals are concerned to protect individuals from too much community
[Swift]
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20554
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Multiculturalism is a barrier to the whole state being a community
[Swift]
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20564
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Anti-colonial movements usually invoke the right of their 'people' to self-determination
[Swift]
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20559
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Democracy is bad, but the other systems are worse
[Swift]
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20560
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Teledemocracy omits debate and deliberation, which are important parts of good decisions
[Swift]
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20561
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Since all opinions are treated as equal in democracy, it implies there are no right answers
[Swift]
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20562
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Design your democracy to treat citizens equally, or to produce better citizens?
[Swift]
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20563
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Design your democracy to yield political stability, or good decisions?
[Swift]
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