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By: Book review – The Flaws That Kill Our Democracy | The Inquisitive Biologist

Book review – The Flaws That Kill Our Democracy | The Inquisitive Biologist — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:25:47 +0000

[…] 127 pages, will take you no time to read. Rather than the dramatic overhaul suggested by Brannen in Against Democracy (voter ignorance is the problem, epistocracy – a rule of the knowledgeable – the solution) or […]

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By: Book review – The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread | The Inquisitive Biologist

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:54:39 +0000

[…] and manipulated. Evidence, they say, is simply not up for a vote. Given that I have Brennan’s Against Democracy sitting on my shelf here (which champions the idea of an epistocracy, a rule of the knowledgeable), […]

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By: Book review – Can Democracy Work? A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World | The Inquisitive Biologist

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:52:25 +0000

[…] work, and what the alternatives might be, you will be disappointed – instead see my reviews of Against Democracy and In Defence of […]

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By: Book review – Anti-Science and the Assault on Democracy: Defending Reason in a Free Society | The Inquisitive Biologist

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:51:01 +0000

[…] I found about two-thirds of the essays in this collection interesting and (reasonably) accessible. Especially those where contributors harkened back to the Greek origins of democracy, looking at what philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato thought of it. They were, perhaps surprisingly, not its biggest cheerleaders. I also have my doubts at times, and hope to give some more substance to these feelings by (hopefully soon) reading Can Democracy Work? A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World and Against Democracy. […]

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By: Book review – The Seneca Effect: Why Growth is Slow but Collapse is Rapid | The Inquisitive Biologist

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:49:01 +0000

[…] refer the reader to The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies and Against Democracy for now). In an ideal world, we would implement draconian measures right now to avoid some of the […]

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By: Book review – In Defence of Democracy | The Inquisitive Biologist

Book review – In Defence of Democracy | The Inquisitive Biologist — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:46:04 +0000

[…] would I be interested in reviewing it? This seemed like a great opportunity to also finally read Against Democracy, which has been sitting on my shelves for a while now. Two books, two opposing viewpoints, two […]

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