| ID | 121092 |
| Title Proper | Democracy's wisdom |
| Other Title Information | an Aristotelian middle way for collective judgment |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ober, Josiah |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A satisfactory model of decision-making in an epistemic democracy must respect democratic values, while advancing citizens' interests, by taking account of relevant knowledge about the world. Analysis of passages in Aristotle and legislative process in classical Athens points to a "middle way" between independent-guess aggregation and deliberation: an epistemic approach to decision-making that offers a satisfactory model of collective judgment that is both time-sensitive and capable of setting agendas endogenously. By aggregating expertise across multiple domains, Relevant Expertise Aggregation (REA) enables a body of minimally competent voters to make superior choices among multiple options, on matters of common interest. REA differs from a standard Condorcet jury in combining deliberation with voting based on judgments about the reputations and arguments of domain-experts. |
| `In' analytical Note | American Political Science Review Vol. 107, No.1; Feb 2013: p.104-122 |
| Journal Source | American Political Science Review Vol. 107, No.1; Feb 2013: p.104-122 |
| Key Words | Epistemic Democracy ; Aristotle ; Collective Jugdment ; Relevant Expertise Aggregation (REA) |