“Egora” is a contraction of “electronic” and “agora”. “Agora” is an ancient Greek term meaning “gathering place”. For the ancient Greeks the agora of a town served as the center of public life, where people could socialize, do business, and hold discussions. Egora follows in that ancient Greek spirit, but its main function is to enable a new form of democratic organization, one that is rational, efficient, and incorruptible – i.e. Intelligent Democracy.
To explain it most briefly, Egora enables everyone to
- develop their own political philosophy out of various ideas,
- determine which ideas are most strongly supported by the people,
- organize meetings to examine and deliberate any ideas, and
- use a simple algorithm to find the true representatives of the public will.
However, Intelligent Democracy would not be possible without a community that is dedicated to using reason to make sense out of a chaos. Thus, Egora is actually the home of the International Logic Party (ILP), and we have built Egora to organize ourselves. We want philosophers to have the advantage over demagogues in politics, and Egora makes our mission possible. But you do not have to be a member of the ILP to use Egora. We want democracy to be available to everyone, and we invite you to use Egora to develop and express your philosophy regardless of your affiliations. Furthermore, because Egora technology is so versatile, it is possible for any other community to use Egora to democratically organize themselves too.
Lastly, Egora is free to use and protected by Copyleft. If you are dissatisfied with this Egora, you can create your own version of it, and you can use the code of this Egora to start. Egora welcomes all competition. May the best ideas win!
Egora: Version Σ
(archived: January 7, 2019)
Idea Dominance Index
Basic Income (BI); Amount of BI; Funding and administration of BI; Replacement of other programs by BI; Qualifying for the BI; Further argumentation
Section 1.
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of our...
Section 1.
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of our...
Environmentally-friendly, sustainable energy
In order to reduce the destructive impact of our society on the environment and to enhance the stability of both our society and the environment, we must make immediate efforts to switch the vast majority of our energy infrastructure (at least civilian)...
In order to reduce the destructive impact of our society on the environment and to enhance the stability of both our society and the environment, we must make immediate efforts to switch the vast majority of our energy infrastructure (at least civilian)...
In order to reduce the impact of our society on the environment and to enhance the stability of both our society and the environment, we must make every effort to minimize the production of waste materials. This should be achieved primarily through programs that financially incentivize the consumers...
Voting system reform; Fair ballot access; No partisan identification on ballot; No public financing of partisan processes; Elimination of campaign finance restrictions
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval...
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval...
Orphaned children are the most vulnerable members of our society, and they must be given by society every possible effort to experience the natural comforts of a loving family and an enriching upbringing.
The implementation of this goal should primarily revolve around making the process of adoption...
The implementation of this goal should primarily revolve around making the process of adoption...
Nature of reality; Our capacity for understanding reality; Mechanics of reality; Ethics; Rights; Trust in politics
Section 1.
Reality is a fundamentally mysterious duality between the realm of [subjective] experience (also called consciousness) and the realm of physics (time, space, matter, and...
Section 1.
Reality is a fundamentally mysterious duality between the realm of [subjective] experience (also called consciousness) and the realm of physics (time, space, matter, and...
A New Form of Government with Four Branches: Lottocratic, Royal, Judicial, and Commissional.
Lottocratic Branch
-24 single-issue legislatures, each consisting of 300 randomly chosen citizens who serve one-year terms.
This would operate much like a jury (fairly paid), in which all decision-makers...
Lottocratic Branch
-24 single-issue legislatures, each consisting of 300 randomly chosen citizens who serve one-year terms.
This would operate much like a jury (fairly paid), in which all decision-makers...
Universal Basic Income:
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of our society, the value of the contributions of some members to society cannot easily be gauged by their activity in the market (for example...
In our sophisticated society with a complex economy we recognize that, while we must incentivize people to be productive members of our society, the value of the contributions of some members to society cannot easily be gauged by their activity in the market (for example...
The most fundamental component of reducing overall violence and suffering in the world is to ensure freedom from captivity for all animals (including humans). To achieve this goal, no one should be allowed to hold captive any other animal, especially to breed them or to harm them at a latter...
The Gender Pay Gap is Not Due to Sex Discrimination: Oppose the Paycheck Fairness Act
Lois Digges
Feminist activists claim that, compared to men, women make 77 cents on the dollar. If data is controlled for occupation, industry, hours, experience, age, education, and marital status, a wage...
Lois Digges
Feminist activists claim that, compared to men, women make 77 cents on the dollar. If data is controlled for occupation, industry, hours, experience, age, education, and marital status, a wage...
Voting Reform; Ballot Access
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval, ranked-choice, range, Condorcet, etc.), and they can produce very different results. Some systems can even deteriorate the dynamics of democracy...
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval, ranked-choice, range, Condorcet, etc.), and they can produce very different results. Some systems can even deteriorate the dynamics of democracy...
International Liberation Task Force to overthrow oppressive regimes
Around the world there are many oppressive regimes that violate the basic standards for a decent human life:
- freedom of bodily autonomy
- freedom of sexuality,
- freedom of gender,
- freedom of philosophy,
- freedom of...
Around the world there are many oppressive regimes that violate the basic standards for a decent human life:
- freedom of bodily autonomy
- freedom of sexuality,
- freedom of gender,
- freedom of philosophy,
- freedom of...
Theory of Land Ownership; Freedom of Migration and Practical Restrictions; Local Autonomy; Territorial Reallocation; Decolonization of the World; The Wild
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning only...
Section 1.
Planet Earth equally belongs to all of its inhabitants. The only natural sense of land ownership beyond that is owning only...
Inheritance should be just a percentage of the property and monetary funds of the parents, ( not the whole amount). The rest should be distributed between the rest of the population. This way children of wealthy parents will be encouraged to make their own money instead of relying on their parents...
I propose that the Declaration of Independence be written into Constitutional Law. If there were changes that I might suggest to improve the document, allow me to present them here.
1.) All men and women are created equal.
Therefore, everyone is equal, and any right given to -- or rule taken...
1.) All men and women are created equal.
Therefore, everyone is equal, and any right given to -- or rule taken...
Recognize Subsistence Rights
Many traditional societies still practice gathering and hunting as a way to supplement their diets. It can be the case that government and corporate control of land can interfere with these practices. It also be the case that "food deserts" and corporate dominance of...
Many traditional societies still practice gathering and hunting as a way to supplement their diets. It can be the case that government and corporate control of land can interfere with these practices. It also be the case that "food deserts" and corporate dominance of...
PREMISE: People, often those in poverty, are unknowingly locked in a vicious cycle of malnutrition and lack of micronutrients, debilitating stress from lack of resources and support systems, and disempowering belief systems which wire our brains and send us chemical signals that make us react in...
Fairness & Economics; Government & Fairness; Government & Economics
Section 1.
The market system is the only method for a society to relate the value of goods that make life possible, such as food, to goods that make life enjoyable, such as art, in a way that is fair to the preferences of everyone...
Section 1.
The market system is the only method for a society to relate the value of goods that make life possible, such as food, to goods that make life enjoyable, such as art, in a way that is fair to the preferences of everyone...
Theory of taxation
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common—or compromise to tolerate—in our society that, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy, we give our governing bodies the right to impose certain taxes upon...
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common—or compromise to tolerate—in our society that, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy, we give our governing bodies the right to impose certain taxes upon...
Abortion of a pregnancy is the right of the pregnancy-carrier until the time when the developing organism is reasonably deemed a person, at which point the organism becomes protected as a member of the human society. One exception to this is when the pregnancy endangers the life or health of the...
Esperanto in Schools and Citizen Assemblies:
We should teach Esperanto in schools as the global language for the human species. Firstly, for the obvious reasons of being an almost universally easy language to learn with only three tenses, changing only a vowel to change a tense. Esperanto has an...
We should teach Esperanto in schools as the global language for the human species. Firstly, for the obvious reasons of being an almost universally easy language to learn with only three tenses, changing only a vowel to change a tense. Esperanto has an...
Monetary Policy; Budget Deficit; Government Borrowing
Section 1.
The amount of money (minted cash, a.k.a. M-0) provided by a government to an economy shall be an amount that is fixed to the size of the population. Should the size of the population significantly increase or decrease, the amount...
Section 1.
The amount of money (minted cash, a.k.a. M-0) provided by a government to an economy shall be an amount that is fixed to the size of the population. Should the size of the population significantly increase or decrease, the amount...
Medical care is not an ordinary good; Role of government in medical care; Funding of medical care; Practical implementation
Section 1.
Medical care is not an ordinary good in the marketplace. The reasons for this fact are numerous. Mainly, what sets medical care apart is that the greatest costs...
Section 1.
Medical care is not an ordinary good in the marketplace. The reasons for this fact are numerous. Mainly, what sets medical care apart is that the greatest costs...
Theory of taxation
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common (or compromise to tolerate) in our society—which, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy—we give our governing bodies the right to levy certain taxes upon...
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common (or compromise to tolerate) in our society—which, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy—we give our governing bodies the right to levy certain taxes upon...
Definition of Justice; Criminal justice system reform
Section 1.
Justice is the friendship of strangers.
Section 2.
The focus of the criminal justice system shall be on rehabilitation—especially through education, life-coaching, and job training—rather than on punishment. Those who cannot...
Section 1.
Justice is the friendship of strangers.
Section 2.
The focus of the criminal justice system shall be on rehabilitation—especially through education, life-coaching, and job training—rather than on punishment. Those who cannot...
Oppose Federal Legislation for Minimum Wages; Let States Determine According to Their Local Economy
Lois Digges
Although the federally-imposed minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the majority of states have a minimum wage above this. Minimum wages range greatly: from none in five states, to $5.15...
Lois Digges
Although the federally-imposed minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the majority of states have a minimum wage above this. Minimum wages range greatly: from none in five states, to $5.15...
The Diplomatic Regency: A Framework for Post-Westphalian
International Cooperation
Executive Summary
International institutions are not designed to last forever. The League of Nations, created with optimism after
World War One, failed to prevent the catastrophe of World War Two and was replaced...
International Cooperation
Executive Summary
International institutions are not designed to last forever. The League of Nations, created with optimism after
World War One, failed to prevent the catastrophe of World War Two and was replaced...
Voting system reform; Fair ballot access; No partisan identification on ballot; No public financing of partisan processes; Elimination of campaign finance restrictions
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval...
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval...
The Imperative of Gender Equity: A Normative and Empirical Argument for the Equitable Recognition of Women’s Rights
Abstract:
This dissertation advances a formal argument in support of the thesis that women’s rights should be equitable to men’s rights. Drawing upon philosophical, legal...
Abstract:
This dissertation advances a formal argument in support of the thesis that women’s rights should be equitable to men’s rights. Drawing upon philosophical, legal...
The President of the United States should be elected by a majority of the nationwide popular vote, and not via the current "Electoral College" system. This can be either achieved via a constitutional amendment or via state laws awarding Electoral College delegates of said state to the winner of the...
On political principles and the politicians that I am missing:
Politics should not be about insisting on a specific method above others. The focus should be on pursuing social well-being. The method should be whatever, at the moment, seems more likely to achieve social well-being.
Politics must...
Politics should not be about insisting on a specific method above others. The focus should be on pursuing social well-being. The method should be whatever, at the moment, seems more likely to achieve social well-being.
Politics must...
The war on drugs has failed. It has been shown over decades that prohibiting drugs has simply led to a thriving illicit drug trade and resulting violence. Incarcerating drug users does not help them to recover as prison does not give drug users the resources needed to come clean. Drugs should be...
Unbiased, objective holocaust research is a human right
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Two Polish historians are facing trial because they simply did their work: doing research. Their research is basically a scientific examination of Polish behavior during WWII and the...
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Two Polish historians are facing trial because they simply did their work: doing research. Their research is basically a scientific examination of Polish behavior during WWII and the...
Prostitution should be completely legal but financially disincentivized; Dealing with kidnappers and sex-slave traffickers
Section 1.
Very few people [1] who are prostitutes actually want to be prostitutes. Most people do not do it because they love this kind of work but because they are driven...
Section 1.
Very few people [1] who are prostitutes actually want to be prostitutes. Most people do not do it because they love this kind of work but because they are driven...
Environmentally-friendly, sustainable energy
In order to reduce the destructive impact of our society on the environment and to enhance the stability of both our society and the environment, we must make immediate efforts to switch the vast majority of our energy infrastructure (at least civilian)...
In order to reduce the destructive impact of our society on the environment and to enhance the stability of both our society and the environment, we must make immediate efforts to switch the vast majority of our energy infrastructure (at least civilian)...
In a society that is capable of effectively addressing the needs for security, prosperity, and self-expression of its residents, weapons of mass destruction—such as firearms with a high rate of fire and high capacity magazines—are completely unnecessary for self-defense – instead they only glorify...
I'm posting a link here to illustrate discussion work I've done that attempts to have participants work together to come up with contrasting policy concepts. The point is to get people to think outside the box (the largely binary box). I facilitated a 2 yr project on democratic process and practice...
Decolonization of the world
The world in which we currently live is the product of societies warring, conquering, and colonizing one another for millennia. As such, there are thousands of nations and ethnic groups that are under the rule and domination of other groups, pressed into societies to...
The world in which we currently live is the product of societies warring, conquering, and colonizing one another for millennia. As such, there are thousands of nations and ethnic groups that are under the rule and domination of other groups, pressed into societies to...
In order to be sustainable and provide the best possible quality of life for its population, a government must have the following mandates:
1) Preserve freedom and agency: ensure individuals and organizations have the ability to act, innovate, and create value. This must be protected from forcible...
1) Preserve freedom and agency: ensure individuals and organizations have the ability to act, innovate, and create value. This must be protected from forcible...
We should switch to the metric system. Metric is a far simpler and more efficient system of measurements.
Please watch:
Real Engineering – Is The Metric System Actually Better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hid7EJkwDNk...
Please watch:
Real Engineering – Is The Metric System Actually Better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hid7EJkwDNk...
Human society is best served when every child is afforded the opportunities to prosper and thrive in the human community and society, regardless of the wealth and personal life choices of their parents. This includes the basic needs of sustenance, shelter, protection, and healthcare, plus the education...
Adoption of ranked-choice voting and other mechanisms that better capture people’s democratic preferences...
All military service should be on a completely voluntary basis
No person should ever be coerced into serving in the armed forces of any country, and a military draft should be considered as unacceptable according to our ethical standards. Therefore, if a country is under attack and must defend...
No person should ever be coerced into serving in the armed forces of any country, and a military draft should be considered as unacceptable according to our ethical standards. Therefore, if a country is under attack and must defend...
Why you should support Israel and not Palestine
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While Israel is not the best country in the world, Hamas is definitely the worst. Hamas is a terrorist militia group. Their ideology is pretty clear: they believe in radical islamic ideas and they...
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While Israel is not the best country in the world, Hamas is definitely the worst. Hamas is a terrorist militia group. Their ideology is pretty clear: they believe in radical islamic ideas and they...
Personal Liberty; Romantic Liberty; Philosophical and Religious Liberty
Section 1.
All people have the right to life and pursuit of their own happiness, as long as they do not actively deprive others of the same.
Section 2.
All people have the right to select partners of their own preference...
Section 1.
All people have the right to life and pursuit of their own happiness, as long as they do not actively deprive others of the same.
Section 2.
All people have the right to select partners of their own preference...
Studies have confirmed humans are the driving force behind a 6th mass extinction which is happening now. We should stop this, as biodiversity and other species have value and merit...