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The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel


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In the Tyranny of Merit, political philosopher Michael Sandel attacks what he calls “the rhetoric of rising” and ideas about meritocracy on both the political left and right in the United States.
Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University. His writings—on justice, ethics, democracy, and markets--have been translated into 27 languages. His course “Justice” is the first Harvard course to be made freely available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fajlZMdPkKE (online) and on television. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, including in China, where Sandel was named the “most influential foreign figure of the year.” (China Newsweek).
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50364458-the-tyranny-of-merit (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50364458-the-tyranny-of-merit)
Audio production by Graham Stephenson
Episode music: Caprese by https://www.sessions.blue/ (Blue Dot Sessions)
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