Other Lectures
Title
The Ethics of Voting
Document Type
Video File
Duration
2 hours 4 minutes 58 seconds
Publication Date
5-5-2011
Disciplines
American Politics | Ethics and Political Philosophy | Public Policy
Abstract
In this lecture, part of the "Author Meets Critic" series at Linfield College, Dr. Jason Brennan (assistant professor of philosophy, research at Brown University) provides framing comments on his book The Ethics of Voting, in which he challenges fundamental assumptions about voting. Brennan reveals voting may not be a duty for most citizens and argues that many people owe it to other citizens not to vote, since bad choices at the polls can result in unjust laws, needless wars, and calamitous economic policies. Following Brennan's introductory remarks, Dr. Tamara Metz (assistant professor of political science at Reed College) and Dr. John Holzwarth (assistant professor of political science at Lewis & Clark College) provide critical commentary.
Recommended Citation
Brennan, Jason; Metz, Tamara; and Holzwarth, John, "The Ethics of Voting" (2011). Other Lectures. Video File. Submission 14.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/lectures_other/14
Comments
Sponsored by the Linfield College Dean's Speaker Fund and the Charles G. Koch Foundation.