Why Democrats Should Be Committed to Future Generations

Why Democrats Should Be Committed to Future Generations

In response to the claim that democracies are inherently short-termist, this article argues for a new way to understand them as being committed to future generations. If taking turns among rulers and ruled is a normative idea inherent to the concept of democracy, then such turn-taking commits democr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Dialogue - Canadian Philosophical Association 2023-12, Vol.62 (3), p.459-474
1. Verfasser: Fritsch, Matthias
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Authoritarianism
Capitalism
Citizen participation
Climate change
Consent
Decision making
Democracy
Environmental policy
Equal rights
Politics
Special Issue: Canadian Philosophical Association 2023 Prize Winning Papers
This Paper Won a Tenured Faculty Prize at the 2023 Canadian Philosophical Association Conference
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Zusammenfassung:In response to the claim that democracies are inherently short-termist, this article argues for a new way to understand them as being committed to future generations. If taking turns among rulers and ruled is a normative idea inherent to the concept of democracy, then such turn-taking commits democrats to a fair turn with future generations.
ISSN:0012-2173
1759-0949
DOI:10.1017/S0012217323000173