Alexander Guerrero on Lottocracy
From Philosophy Bites by Edmonds and Warburton
March 24, 2026 · 16 min
About this episode
Alexander Guerrero discusses the idea of using a lottery system to choose representatives as an alternative to traditional democracy.
Democracy isn't working so well, so why not use a lottery system to choose representatives instead? Alexander Guerrero discusses his version of this old idea in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Hosts: Edmonds, Warburton
Guest: Alexander Guerrero
Topics covered
- democracy
- lottery system
- representation
- political philosophy
- governance
Keywords
- democracy
- lottery
- representation
- politics
- philosophy
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