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Overview"Nothing is more integral to democracy than voting. Most people believe that every citizen has the civic duty or moral obligation to vote, that any sincere vote is morally acceptable, and that buying, selling, or trading votes is inherently wrong. In this provocative book, Jason Brennan challenges our fundamental assumptions about voting, revealing why it is not a duty for most citizens--in fact, he argues, many people owe it to the rest of us not to vote. Bad choices at the polls can result in unjust laws, needless wars, and calamitous economic policies. Brennan shows why voters have duties to make informed decisions in the voting booth, to base their decisions on sound evidence for what will create the best possible policies, and to promote the common good rather than their own self-interest. They must vote well--or not vote at all. Brennan explains why voting is not necessarily the best way for citizens to exercise their civic duty, and why some citizens need to stay away from the polls to protect the democratic process from their uninformed, irrational, or immoral votes. In a democracy, every citizen has the right to vote. This book reveals why sometimes it's best if they don't.In a new afterword, ""How to Vote Well,"" Brennan provides a practical guidebook for making well-informed, well-reasoned choices at the polls." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jason BrennanPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9780691154442ISBN 10: 0691154449 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 29 April 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews[Brennan's] relentless focus on the problem of 'wrongful voting' pays off... [His] argument lodges a serious objection to research in political science and behavioral economics suggesting that even lazy voters can use shortcuts to vote well. --Josh Rothman, Boston Globe The real value of books such as this lies in their potential to raise the level of public debate... Brennan's argument is detailed and searching, which means that it presents a challenge to anyone prepared to take it seriously. --Alan Haworth, Philosopher's Magazine Brennan advances the extraordinarily provocative argument that the sine qua non of civic virtue is not political participation (especially not voting) but the moral duty to promote the common good... Students will appreciate Brennan's highly instructive exercise in argumentation. He constructs cogent justifications for his conceptual framework, outlines reasons for rejecting contrary views, and meets plausible objections to his own formulation. --Choice The Ethics of Voting ... offers a set of provocative and tightly-argued claims. It also changes the way scholars across the social sciences and humanities might want to ask questions about voting... Jason Brennan has written a short, accessible, and tight book that deserves a place on scholars bookshelves. --Art Carden, Public Choice [Brennan's] relentless focus on the problem of 'wrongful voting' pays off... [His] argument lodges a serious objection to research in political science and behavioral economics suggesting that even lazy voters can use shortcuts to vote well. -- Josh Rothman, Boston Globe The real value of books such as this lies in their potential to raise the level of public debate... Brennan's argument is detailed and searching, which means that it presents a challenge to anyone prepared to take it seriously. -- Alan Haworth, Philosopher's Magazine Brennan advances the extraordinarily provocative argument that the sine qua non of civic virtue is not political participation (especially not voting) but the moral duty to promote the common good... Students will appreciate Brennan's highly instructive exercise in argumentation. He constructs cogent justifications for his conceptual framework, outlines reasons for rejecting contrary views, and meets plausible objections to his own formulation. -- Choice """[Brennan's] relentless focus on the problem of 'wrongful voting' pays off... [His] argument lodges a serious objection to research in political science and behavioral economics suggesting that even lazy voters can use shortcuts to vote well.""--Josh Rothman, Boston Globe ""The real value of books such as this lies in their potential to raise the level of public debate... Brennan's argument is detailed and searching, which means that it presents a challenge to anyone prepared to take it seriously.""--Alan Haworth, Philosopher's Magazine ""Brennan advances the extraordinarily provocative argument that the sine qua non of civic virtue is not political participation (especially not voting) but the moral duty to promote the common good... Students will appreciate Brennan's highly instructive exercise in argumentation. He constructs cogent justifications for his conceptual framework, outlines reasons for rejecting contrary views, and meets plausible objections to his own formulation.""--Choice ""The Ethics of Voting ... offers a set of provocative and tightly-argued claims. It also changes the way scholars across the social sciences and humanities might want to ask questions about voting... Jason Brennan has written a short, accessible, and tight book that deserves a place on scholars bookshelves.""--Art Carden, Public Choice" [Brennan's] relentless focus on the problem of 'wrongful voting' pays off... [His] argument lodges a serious objection to research in political science and behavioral economics suggesting that even lazy voters can use shortcuts to vote well. -- Josh Rothman, Boston Globe The real value of books such as this lies in their potential to raise the level of public debate... Brennan's argument is detailed and searching, which means that it presents a challenge to anyone prepared to take it seriously. -- Alan Haworth, Philosopher's Magazine [Brennan?s] relentless focus on the problem of ?wrongful voting? pays off... [His] argument lodges a serious objection to research in political science and behavioral economics suggesting that even lazy voters can use shortcuts to vote well. --Josh Rothman, Boston Globe The real value of books such as this lies in their potential to raise the level of public debate... Brennan's argument is detailed and searching, which means that it presents a challenge to anyone prepared to take it seriously. --Alan Haworth, Philosopher's Magazine Brennan advances the extraordinarily provocative argument that the sine qua non of civic virtue is not political participation (especially not voting) but the moral duty to promote the common good... Students will appreciate Brennan's highly instructive exercise in argumentation. He constructs cogent justifications for his conceptual framework, outlines reasons for rejecting contrary views, and meets plausible objections to his own formulation. --Choice The Ethics of Voting ... offers a set of provocative and tightly-argued claims. It also changes the way scholars across the social sciences and humanities might want to ask questions about voting... Jason Brennan has written a short, accessible, and tight book that deserves a place on scholars bookshelves. --Art Carden, Public Choice The Ethics of Voting . . . offers a set of provocative and tightly-argued claims. It also changes the way scholars across the social sciences and humanities might want to ask questions about voting. . . . Jason Brennan has written a short, accessible, and tight book that deserves a place on scholars bookshelves. --Art Carden, Public Choice Brennan advances the extraordinarily provocative argument that the sine qua non of civic virtue is not political participation (especially not voting) but the moral duty to promote the common good. . . . Students will appreciate Brennan's highly instructive exercise in argumentation. He constructs cogent justifications for his conceptual framework, outlines reasons for rejecting contrary views, and meets plausible objections to his own formulation. --Choice The real value of books such as this lies in their potential to raise the level of public debate. . . . Brennan's argument is detailed and searching, which means that it presents a challenge to anyone prepared to take it seriously. --Alan Haworth, Philosopher's Magazine [Brennan's] relentless focus on the problem of 'wrongful voting' pays off. . . . [His] argument lodges a serious objection to research in political science and behavioral economics suggesting that even lazy voters can use shortcuts to vote well. --Josh Rothman, Boston Globe [Brennan's] relentless focus on the problem of 'wrongful voting' pays off... [His] argument lodges a serious objection to research in political science and behavioral economics suggesting that even lazy voters can use shortcuts to vote well. -- Josh Rothman, Boston Globe Author InformationJason Brennan is assistant professor of ethics at Georgetown University. He is the coauthor of A Brief History of Liberty. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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