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Jury Size in Classical Athens: an Application of the Condorcet Jury Theorem
Author(s) -
McCan Bryan C.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
kyklos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1467-6435
pISSN - 0023-5962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2010.00497.x
Subject(s) - jury , condorcet method , extension (predicate logic) , simple (philosophy) , mathematical economics , mathematics , law , political science , computer science , philosophy , voting , epistemology , politics , programming language
SUMMARY Jury composition varied greatly in the courts of classical Athens. A simple theoretical model of collective decisionmaking is developed, which is an extension of the Condorcet Jury Theorem. The determinates of optimal group size are analyzed. The results are used to explain the size of juries in classical Athens along with the variation in their membership.