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The Grounds of Political Legitimacy (Hardcover)
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The Grounds of Political Legitimacy (Hardcover)
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Political decisions have the potential to greatly impact our lives.
Think of decisions in relation to abortion or climate change, for
example. This makes political legitimacy an important normative
concern. But what makes political decisions legitimate? Are they
legitimate in virtue of having support from the citizens?
Democratic conceptions of political legitimacy answer in the
affirmative. Such conceptions righly highlight that legitimate
political decision-making must be sensitive to disagreements among
the citizens. But what if democratic decisions fail to track what
there is most reason to do? What if a democratically elected
government fails to take measures necessary to protect its
population from threats related to climate change? Peter argues
that the legitimacy of political decisions doesn't just depend on
respect for the citizens' will; and defends a novel hybrid
conception of political legitimacy, called the Epistemic
Accountability conception. According to this conception, political
legitimacy also depends on how political decision-making responds
to evidence for what there is most reason to do. Grounds for
Political Legitmacy starts with an overview of the main ways in
which philosophers have thought about political legitimacy, and
identifies the epistemic accountability conception as an overlooked
alternative. It then develops the epistemic accountability
conception of political legitimacy and discusses its implications
for legitimate political decision-making. Considering the norms
that should govern political debate, it examines the role of
experts in politics, and probes the responsibilities of
democratically elected political leaders and as well as of
citizens.
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