Full Idea
According to epistemic theories of democracy, democratic outcomes are justified because they are more likely to be true or right than the choice of the individual.
Gist of Idea
Epistemic theories defend democracy as more likely to produce the right answer
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 5 'Do the people')
Book Reference
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.116
A Reaction
Bear in mind Condorcet's proof that this claim is only correct if individuals have a better than 50% chance of being right, which may be so on obvious things, but is implausible for decisions like going to war.