Lottocracy with Alex Guerrero

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of lottocracy as an alternative to traditional democracy with guest Alex Guerrero.

My guest this week is Alex Guerrero, a professor of philosophy at the Rutgers University and author of the book Lottocracy: Democracy without Elections. We talk through the major problems with democracy and how a lottocracy might avoid them, as well as unique concerns of its own. Lottocracy: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lottocracy-9780198938989 Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org . Next Episode: AI consciousness with Matthew Sheffield

People in this episode

Guest: Alex Guerrero

Topics covered

• democracy
• lottocracy
• philosophy
• politics

Keywords

• elections
• philosophy
• Rutgers University

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lottocracy: Democracy without Elections

Books & works: Lottocracy with Alex, Lottocracy: Democracy without Elections, AI consciousness

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