Download or read book Democratic Authority written by David M. Estlund and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy, Estlund argues, is not naturally plausible. Why turn such important matters over to masses of people who have no expertise? Theories of democracy often try to answer this objection by appealing to the intrinsic value of democratic procedure. Estlund shows why this procedure doesn't work and offers an alternative.