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- Title
Why Citizens Should Vote: A Causal Responsibility Approach.
- Authors
Goldman, Alvin I.
- Abstract
Why should a citizen vote? There are two ways to interpret this question: in a prudential sense, and in a moral (or quasi-moral) sense. Under the first interpretation, the question asks why—or under what circumstances—it is in a citizen's self-interest to vote. Under the second interpretation, it asks what moral (or quasi-moral) reasons citizens have for voting. I shall mainly try to answer the moral version of the question, but my answer may also, in some circumstances, bear on the prudential question. Before proceeding to my own approach, let me briefly survey alternatives in the field.
- Publication
Social Philosophy & Policy, 1999, Vol 16, Issue 2, p201
- ISSN
0265-0525
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0265052500002442