You Ought to Know Better: the Morality of Political Engagement

I argue that, from the liberal perspective, citizens have a pro tanto moral duty to cultivate and maintain a readiness to participate in politics when such an action is called for from the moral perspective—I will call it “the pro tanto duty of political engagement.” It requires a citizen to (i) mon...

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Main Author: Tsoi, Siwing (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2018]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 329-339
RelBib Classification:NCD Political ethics
VA Philosophy
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Political Participation
B Democracy
B Citizenship
B Civic duty
B Culpable ignorance
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