What Justifies Electoral Voice? J. S. Mill on Voting

IF 1.8 1区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY MIND Pub Date : 2024-04-12 DOI:10.1093/mind/fzae013
Jonathan Turner
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Mill advocates plural voting on instrumentalist grounds: the more competent are to have more votes. At the same time, he regards it as a ‘personal injustice’ to withhold from anyone ‘the ordinary privilege of having his voice reckoned in the disposal of affairs in which he has the same interest as other people’ (Mill 1861a, p. 469). But if electoral voice is justified by its contribution to good governance, why would it be an injustice to deny the vote to those whose use of it would disserve this end? I propose the dual justification view to resolve this tension. Mill holds that electoral voice is to be justified in two complementary ways: both as communicating a person’s interests and perspective in order that they be accommodated in policy deliberations, and as advancing a vision of the common good and influencing the policy of the legislature.
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选举权的正当理由是什么?J. S. Mill 论投票
密尔基于工具论的理由主张复数投票:能力越强的人拥有的选票越多。同时,他认为剥夺任何人 "在处理他与其他人有相同利益的事务时发表意见的普通特权 "是一种 "个人的不公正"(密尔 1861a,第 469 页)。但是,如果选举发言权的正当性在于其对善治的贡献,那么为什么剥夺那些使用选举发言权会损害善治的人的投票权就是不公正的呢?我提出了双重正当性观点来解决这一矛盾。密尔认为,选举发言权有两个互补的理由:一是传达个人的利益和观点,使其在政策审议中得到考虑;二是推进共同利益的愿景,影响立法机构的政策。
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期刊介绍: Mind has long been a leading journal in philosophy. For well over 100 years it has presented the best of cutting edge thought from epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of logic, and philosophy of mind. Mind continues its tradition of excellence today. Mind has always enjoyed a strong reputation for the high standards established by its editors and receives around 350 submissions each year. The editor seeks advice from a large number of expert referees, including members of the network of Associate Editors and his international advisers. Mind is published quarterly.
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