|N| cheers for democracy

Synthese 131 (2):259 - 274 (2002)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

The paper examines representative cases of ``dishonest'''' voting. In all but one case the claim that ``strategic voting'''' is ``dishonest'''' is refuted. In all cases the effects of ``misrepresentation'''' need never harm any majority. Indeed majorities may benefit from ``strategy'''' (in non-cycle cases too). In fact democracy demands ``strategy''''. Although the universal value of the choice set is disputed even in the one recalcitrant case, the result is, after all, an element in the ``honest'''' choice set.

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 91,386

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

Analytics

Added to PP
2009-01-28

Downloads
25 (#618,847)

6 months
2 (#1,240,909)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Citations of this work

XII-The Good of Friendship.Alexander Nehamas - 2010 - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 110 (3pt3):267-294.

Add more citations

References found in this work

Internal consistency of choice.Amartya Sen - 1993 - Econometrica 61:495–521.
The Cunning of Reason.Martin Hollis - 1987 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
The Pareto rule and strategic voting.Ian MacIntyre - 1991 - Theory and Decision 31 (1):1-19.

Add more references