Democratic Authority: A Philosophical Framework
"Estlund offers a thoughtful, philosophically dense discussion arguing for the legitimacy of democratic order. . . . Estlund argues that epistemic proceduralism is a superior justification for democracy because it shows that democracies have the capacity to achieve good decisions that have legitimacy. His comparison of the decisions of a democracy to those of a jury is particularly illuminating. The work includes careful discussion of many prominent democratic and liberal theorists, such as Kenneth Arrow and John Rawls."--M. Coulter, Grove City College, forChoice"Democratic Authorityis a rich book. Anyone working on political philosophy in general will find much of interest in it."--Peter S. C. Chau,Journal of Value Inquiry