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Reasons Revisited

158. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL: the dark side of meritocracy

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Hello! We often hear about the idea of meritocracy. But philosopher Michael Sandel thinks it isn’t such a good thing. His new book ’The Tyranny of Merit’ argues the rhetoric of meritocracy is fuelling polarisation and the rise of far right populism. We have a really thought-provoking chat with Michael about his argument and what it means for our attitudes to education, work and our fellow citizens. 

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If you like this, I'm sure you're going to enjoy it.

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It is excellent conversations about the issues that affect living standards.

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and also Emma's thoughts on what needs to change.

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