The Ethics of Voting by Jason Brennan
Paperback, With a new afterword by the author
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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.
"[Brennan's] relentless focus on the problem of 'wrongful voting' pays off. . . . 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
Paper | $18.95 / £12.95 | ISBN: 9780691154442
eBook | $18.95 | ISBN: 9781400842094