Is Democracy Really That Great?

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Is Democracy Really That Great?

Post by Riddick » 11-11-2016 02:40 AM

Plato thought it was a terrible idea. Most voters, he argued, are too stupid or unreliable to make good decisions, so we should instead be ruled by well-educated philosopher kings. In the New Yorker, Caleb Crain outlines the works of contemporary philosophers who have updated Plato’s argument. FULL STORY
A mind should not be so open that the brains fall out; however, it should not be so closed that whatever gray matter which does reside may not be reached. ART BELL

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