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"Jason Brennan is a marvel: a brilliant philosopher who scrupulously studies the facts before he moralizes. In Against Democracy, his elegant method leads to the contrarian conclusion that democratic participation prompts human beings to forget common sense and common decency. Voting does not ennoble us; it tests the virtue of the best, and brings out the worst in the rest."--Bryan Caplan, author of The Myth of the Rational Voter
"The great temptation of political philosophy is to sacralize politics, and we urgently need work that teaches us not to succumb. In this valuable and bracing book, Jason Brennan challenges comfortable pieties and debunks familiar myths about political life in general and democratic rule in particular. I expect that most readers will find plenty with which to disagree--I certainly do--but also that most will find Brennan's arguments unsettlingly difficult to resist with certainty."--Jacob T. Levy, McGill University
"Against Democracy makes a useful set of challenges to both conventional wisdom and dominant trends in political philosophy and political theory, particularly democratic theory. Engagingly written, it is a lively and entertaining read."--Alexander Guerrero, University of Pennsylvania
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- Title Against Democracy
- Author Jason Brennan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Hardback
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2016-09
- ISBN 9780691162607 / 0691162603
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.62 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Democracy - Philosophy, Knowledge, Theory of - Political aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016001826
- Dewey Decimal Code 321.8
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