Democracy and scientific expertise: illusions of political and epistemic inclusion.

Realizing the ideal of democracy requires political inclusion for citizens. A legitimate democracy must give citizens the opportunity to express their attitudes about the relative attractions of different policies, and access to political mechanisms through which they can be counted and heard. Actua...

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Published in:	Synthese Vol. 190; no. 7; pp. 1267 - 1292
Main Author:	Trout, J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Apr2013
Subjects:	Legitimacy of governments Political stability Group decision making Virtue epistemology Paternalism United States. Congress. Senate
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost