Epistocracy

An Epistocracy is a political system in which experts dominate social governance.

• AKA: Noocracy.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Democracy.
• See: Aristocracy, Plato's Republic.

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References

2018

• (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noocracy Retrieved:2018-5-6.
  • Noocracy (or ), or “aristocracy of the wise", as defined by Plato, is a social and political system that is "based on the priority of human mind", according to Vladimir Vernadsky. It was also further developed in the writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

2018b

• https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/01/why-replacing-politicians-with-experts-is-a-reckless-idea
  • QUOTE: … The name for this view of politics is epistocracy: the rule of the knowers. It is directly opposed to democracy, because it argues that the right to participate in political decision-making depends on whether or not you know what you are doing. The basic premise of democracy has always been that it doesn’t matter how much you know: you get a say because you have to live with the consequences of what you do. …

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