Estlund's epistemic proceduralism and Christiano's work both show that democratic outcomes can be systematically wrong in ways that sever the epistemic link between procedure and justification.

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Christiano(naming a philosopher and their main idea): A contemporary political philosopher who studies how we know things and how that relates to decision-making; he argues that the process of making decisions (like voting) matters, not just whether those decisions turn out well.
Epistemic: "Epistemic" relates to knowledge—how we know things, what counts as knowledge, and whether we can trust what we believe to be true. It comes from the Greek word for knowledge and is used to describe questions about the reliability and validity of our beliefs and understanding. For example, "epistemic humility" means acknowledging the limits of what you can actually know for certain.
Epistemic link(as something that can be broken or severed in democracy): A connection between a decision-making process and whether that process actually helps us find the truth or make correct decisions.
Estlund(naming a philosopher and their main idea): A political philosopher who explores whether we should give more power to people who are smarter or more knowledgeable (a system called epistocracy), and whether that's better than democracy.

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