Why It's Ok to Ignore Politics

ISBN-13: 9781138388994 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 176 str.

Christopher Freiman

Opis

Freiman argues that you’re under no obligation to be politically active. He addresses objections to political abstention and synthesizes recent empirical work showing how our political motivations distort our choices and reasoning.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. In Pursuit of Political Wisdom  2. We’re All Partisan Hacks  3. The Costs and Benefits of Political Participation  4. Fairness and Free Riding  5. Political Abstention and Complicity in Injustice  6. The Morality of the Message  7. Political Ignorance is Bliss  Conclusion: Why It's Obligatory to Ignore Politics

O autorze

Christopher Freiman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at William & Mary. He is the author of Unequivocal Justice (2017).