La ética del voto y el gobierno de los pocos. A propósito de Jason Brennan y John Stuart Mill
ISSN: 1132-0877, 2255-596X
Año de publicación: 2017
Título del ejemplar: SIEU 2014: Tercer Seminario Internacional. 26-27 Junio 2014 (Segunda Parte)
Volumen: 21
Número: 1
Páginas: 43-71
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Telos: Revista iberoamericana de estudios utilitaristas
Resumen
En este artículo se examinan los argumentos de Jason Brennan acerca de los deberes morales relativos a nuestra práctica de votar, argumentos que reflejan un enfoque epistocrático de la política y elaboran una concepción de la abstención a cuatro bandas: como una elección personal, una responsabilidad moral, un deber legalmente exigible y una obligación decidida por sorteo. El contraste con temas análogos en John Stuart Mill ayuda a iluminar las ambivalencias postdemocráticas y el solapado paternalismo trás del rechazo de Brennan al voto en masa y a la democracia electoral. Un enfoque deliberativo sobre la abstención inspirado en Mill permite también cuestionar el supuesto de las sucesivas propuestas de Brennan de que no hay una pérdida significativa en pasar por alto la relevancia política de la abstención cualificada.
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