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1920–1993 United States

William Harrison Riker (September 22, 1920 – June 26, 1993) was an American political scientist who applied game theory and mathematics to political science.

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We can say that voting […] is at the heart of both the method and the ideal of democracy.

Liberalism Against Populism (1982)

The question of whether particular goals are achievable by specified means (or indeed by any means at all) is an elementary and unavoidable question about any theory of justice.

Liberalism Against Populism (1982)

All the elements of the democratic method are means to render voting practically effective and politically significant, and all the elements of the democratic ideals are moral extensions and elaborations of the features of the method that make voting work.

Liberalism Against Populism (1982)

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