Everything Wrong With Democracy - Jason Brennan

Alex O'Connor
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Chapters & Sections (42)

0:00 Defining Democracy in Philosophical Terms chapter 3
0:00 Defining Democracy in Philosophical Context
2:06 Democracy's Complexity and the Uninformed Electorate
3:21 Politics and Democracy Misconceptions
5:54 Philosophy and Social Bias in Academia chapter 3
5:54 Philosophy and Social Bias in Academia
7:36 Deontological Arguments in Favor of Democracy
8:56 Critique of Denial of Political Ignorance Evidence
10:31 Critique of Democracy and Symbolic Value chapter 2
10:31 Critique of Democracy and Symbolic Value
12:14 Democracy and Equality in Sociological Context
15:32 Challenging Societal Norms and Constructed Equality chapter 2
15:32 Challenging Societal Norms and Constructed Equality
17:55 Voting Rights and Equal Membership in Society
19:59 Voting Rights and Protection from Domination chapter 4
19:59 Voting Rights and Protection from Domination
21:30 Democracy and Masses' Voting Behavior
22:52 Critique of the Sixth Grade Model of Democracy
24:26 Theory of Democracy and Voter Behavior
26:08 Lack of Ideological Bent in Typical Person chapter 2
26:08 Lack of Ideological Bent in General Population
27:54 Identity Politics and Voting Behavior
30:12 Critique of Democracy and Competence Principle chapter 3
30:12 Critique of Democracy Effectiveness
31:51 Criticism of Democracy and Competence Principle
33:39 Deontological Constraints in Decision Making
35:36 Critique of Representative Democracy chapter 2
35:36 Critique of Representative Democracy
37:50 Competency Tests in Democracy
40:03 Government Failure and Idealized Systems chapter 2
40:03 Government Failure and Idealized Political Systems
42:04 Economists' Bias towards Free Trade
44:16 Simulating an Informed Public through Voting chapter 3
44:16 Simulating an Informed Public through Voting
45:36 Voting Power Inequality in Democratic Systems
47:19 Proposal for Informed Voter Definition
49:37 Comparing Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy chapter 5
49:37 Comparing Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy
51:19 Social Influence in Voting Decisions
52:46 Protecting Against Political Manipulation in Voting
54:12 Manipulation in First-Past-The-Post Voting Systems
55:32 Critique of Democracy and Alternative Systems

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