Unfortunately, I believe we need Greg to let us into the room proper. If you know where the entrance to the IQC is, you can go there for 7:30, otherwise you would be best served meeting me in the rock garden.
Description
Since the birth of democracy, people have been complaining about ignorant, misinformed voters. Perhaps then, those with more education and information should have more votes? This was the opinion of JS Mill, and it has more recently been discussed under the name Epistocracy.
Epistocracy & Plural Voting
please note that this is not at the usual location
From 7:10-7:25 I will loiter around the Peter Russel Rock Garden: see https://plus.codes/86MXFFC4+JF
Unfortunately, I believe we need Greg to let us into the room proper. If you know where the entrance to the IQC is, you can go there for 7:30, otherwise you would be best served meeting me in the rock garden.
Description
Since the birth of democracy, people have been complaining about ignorant, misinformed voters. Perhaps then, those with more education and information should have more votes? This was the opinion of JS Mill, and it has more recently been discussed under the name Epistocracy.
What do you think?
Mandatory Readings
I’m not your boss.
Optional Readings
Against Democracy—A review
(Especially the first section titled ‘Brennan’s argument’)
https://quillette.com/2020/03/22/against-democracy-a-review/
JS Mill—Considerations on Representative Government
Go to Chapter 8 - ‘Of the Extension of the Suffrage’ and CTRL+F “plural voting”
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5669/5669-h/5669-h.htm#link2HCH0008
Are knowledgeable Voters Better Voters?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356448949_Are_Knowledgeable_Voters_Better_Voters
Why not Epistocracy?
https://philosophy.brown.edu/sites/default/files/papers/WhyNotEpistocracy.pdf