Tuck on the Rationality of Voting: A Critical Note

Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 3 (3):1-5 (2009)
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This paper argues that Richard Tuck, in his book Free Riding, fails to show it is rational to vote except in unusual cases.

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10.26556/jesp.v3i3.128

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