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The Tyranny of Merit

What’s Become of the Common Good?

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The Tyranny of Merit

Written by: Michael J. Sandel
Narrated by: Michael J Sandel
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These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favour of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the promise that 'you can make it if you try'. And the consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fuelled populist protest, with the triumph of Brexit and election of Donald Trump.

Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome the polarised politics of our time, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalisation and rising inequality. Sandel highlights the hubris a meritocracy generates among the winners and the harsh judgement it imposes on those left behind. He offers an alternative way of thinking about success - more attentive to the role of luck in human affairs, more conducive to an ethic of humility and more hospitable to a politics of the common good.

©2020 Michael J. Sandel (P)2020 Penguin Audio Democracy Ideologies & Doctrines Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Social Classes & Economic Disparity Sociology
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The American Dream well dissected. Meritocratic hubris and Moral Dessert tango perilously in this scholarly book. His voice is the best part to me.

Prof. Sandel at his best

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It takes a Philosopher to show a mirror to the world and this book does exactly that. Questioning the current, planting the seeds of change.

A Philosopher of the the world for the world.

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An eye opener. Changed my view about the downtrodden and labour class completely. The author has made me realize that Modern day society's belief that one's success or failure is mostly, if not totally, up to the individual is erroneous and is leading to a widespread modern economic racism.

Wonderful , a bit stretched

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I have always found myself troubled by the many common perceptions of people around me about the way the market works and how that's how it ought to be.
It took me a while to realise that quite a much of the misery and resentment the general public has is because we have stopped questioning the economic structure of our world, on the contrary, we hold the belief that this is the best way to go about it.
Our resentment then falls directly upon the wealthy, the ones more privileged than us or on just about anything that is clearly at fault according to us.
This book has worded, proved and explained why Meritocracy as we live it is the root cause for most of our political, economic and social lives.
I'd highly recommend this book. Especially to those of you who saw the title and did not want to read it.
Please do.

Finally Someone Says It

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Professor Sandel surely but gently leads the reader through the causes of disillusionment of meritocracy. Outstanding ideas, prose and narration.

A must read in today’s divisive times

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