Society · 18 min
The Tyranny of Merit
By Michael Sandel
This episode reveals how the seemingly fair ideal of meritocracy creates deep societal divisions, fostering hubris in the successful and humiliation in those left behind.
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Society
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18 min
What it is about
Meritocracy, Social Division, Ethics, Public Life
Who it is for
If you often feel a quiet unease about how success is celebrated and failure is judged, or sense growing social division, this will sharpen your understanding of its roots, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Michael Sandel, a Harvard political philosopher, is known for his rare ability to make complex ethical dilemmas accessible, consistently challenging our assumptions about justice and civic life.
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