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| Political representation: Political representation is the process by which citizens are represented in government. This can happen in a number of ways, including through elections, appointments, and lobbying. Political representatives are responsible for advocating for the interests of their constituents and for making decisions that will benefit the public. See also Democracy, Parliamentary system._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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John Stuart Mill on Political Representation - Dictionary of Arguments
Rawls I 232 Political Representation/Justice/Mill/Rawls: Mill took the view that more intelligent and educated people should be given more voting rights (extra votes) to give their opinions greater influence.(1) Rawls: Mill believed that this was in accordance with the natural order of human life. This is in everyone's interest and corresponds to the human sense of justice. However, this should not go as far as class legislation in their favour. Ideally, the wiser should be on the side of the law and be the deciding factor in critical questions. Mill was convinced that everyone would benefit, including those who would be less strongly represented. RawlsVsMill: I don't want to criticize him here. But his attitude is an example of why political equality is sometimes seen as inferior to other freedoms. >Equality, >Emancipation, >Education, >Education Policy, >Inequality, >Democracy, >Society, >Electoral systems. 1. J. St. Mill, Considerations on Representative Government, in Representative Government, ed. R. B: McCallum, Oxford, 1946, pp. 216-222._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Mill I John St. Mill A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive, London 1843 German Edition: Von Namen, aus: A System of Logic, London 1843 In Eigennamen, Ursula Wolf, Frankfurt/M. 1993 Mill II J. St. Mill Utilitarianism: 1st (First) Edition Oxford 1998 Rawl I J. Rawls A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005 |
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