Full Idea
A major question for democracy is how are the contributions of different people aggregated into a collective decision? Must votes have equal weight and consideration, or is it permissible for different people's votes to count differently?
Gist of Idea
How should democratic votes be aggregated? Can some person's votes count for more?
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 5 'What is')
Book Reference
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.108
A Reaction
Mill hoped that wise and knowledgeable people would have a strong influence over the others, but we have recently moved into the post-truth era, where we are swamped by bogus facts. Does that strengthen the case for elite voting?
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