UID:
almahu_9948177429102882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9780190066093 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
This text breaks new ground by arguing that we have a moral duty to vote that is based on a Samaritan obligation to aid fellow citizens improve their lot in society. The argument adds a fresh perspective to the voting ethics literature, which is dominated by views that reject the morality and rationality of voting. Maskivker shows that voting is not irrational if we view it as a valuable contribution to a collectively rational activity. This reasoning means that the duty to vote is a duty of common pursuit to help society achieve good governance. Furthermore, voting is not morally optional just because other ways of helping society exist since its connection with the establishment of government is unique, which makes voting morally obligatory under the right circumstances.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2019.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780190066062
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
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