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epistemic approaches to democracy  

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  • This entry introduces the idea of establishing the value of democracy on the basis of epistemic merits expected to accrue from certain democratic procedures. The discussion of such epistemic approaches to democracy blends epistemological issues (including those of rational choice and probability) with political philosophy and political science. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Epistemic Approaches to Democracy]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T2S5T36N-J

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