Single Idea 20562

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy]

Full Idea

If your main reason for being a democrat is that democratic procedures respect citizens equally, then you may want a different kind of democracy from those who favour it because they think it tends to produce better citizens?

Gist of Idea

Design your democracy to treat citizens equally, or to produce better citizens?

Source

Adam Swift (Political Philosophy (3rd ed) [2014], 5 'Values')

Book Reference

Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.212


A Reaction

[Combine this with Idea 20563]

Related Idea

Idea 20563 Design your democracy to yield political stability, or good decisions? [Swift]