Marquis de Condorcet

The Cost of Ignorance: Condorcet's Mathematical Argument Against Uninformed Voters

The Cost of Ignorance: Condorcet’s Mathematical Argument Against Uninformed Voters

Marquis de Condorcet, Enlightenment, Philosophy, Politics

Picture a courtroom where twelve jurors must decide between guilt and innocence. Each juror has seen the same evidence, heard the same testimony. Now imagine that each of them is slightly better than a coin flip at reaching the right verdict. Maybe they’re correct 60% of the time. Here’s where mathematics delivers a surprise. When

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