Which Elections? A Dilemma for Proponents of the Duty to Vote

IF 0.9 2区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY
Andre Leo Rusavuk
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Abstract Proponents of the duty to vote (DTV) argue that in normal circumstances, citizens have the moral duty to vote in political elections. Discussions about DTV analyze what the duty is, who has this duty, when they have it, and why they have it. Missing are answers to the Specification Question: to which elections does DTV apply? A dilemma arises for some supporters of DTV—in this paper, I focus on Julia Maskivker’s work—because either answer is problematic. First, I argue that it is implausible that DTV applies to all elections because this makes the duty too costly for the voter. Second, I argue that there are no good reasons why under normal circumstances DTV applies only to some elections. I consider objections but conclude that the dilemma is successful and therefore the case for DTV is incomplete.
选举?投票义务支持者的两难选择
投票义务(DTV)的支持者认为,在正常情况下,公民在政治选举中有投票的道德义务。关于数字电视的讨论分析了义务是什么,谁有义务,什么时候有义务,为什么有义务。缺少对规范问题的回答:数字电视适用于哪些选举?在本文中,我主要关注Julia Maskivker的工作,因为这两个答案都是有问题的。首先,我认为数字电视适用于所有选举是不合理的,因为这使得选民的责任过于昂贵。其次,我认为,在正常情况下,数字电视只适用于某些选举,这是没有充分理由的。我考虑了反对意见,但得出的结论是,这种困境是成功的,因此数字电视的案例是不完整的。
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期刊介绍: Res Publica: a Journal of Legal, Moral and Social Philosophy is an interdisciplinary publication concerned with the philosophical analysis of moral, political, social and legal issues. It provides a forum for discussion of theoretical issues; a public arena for voicing matters of practical concern; and a vehicle for addressing questions of morality, politics, law and society, the interconnections between them and, more generally, the relation of theory to practice. The journal seeks to publish articles and review essays which are both philosophically rigorous and accessible to a wide range of academics and professionals. Replies to articles are welcome. It is the policy of Res Publica to encourage publication by researchers at the beginning of their careers as well as by established scholars; and by those in non-Western countries.
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