The tyranny of merit : what's become of the common good?
Sandel, Michael J.2020
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Click and Collect for The tyranny of merit : what's become of the common good?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.
Main title:
The tyranny of merit : what's become of the common good? / Michael J. Sandel.
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Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2020.
Collation:
272 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : getting in -- Winners and losers -- "Great because good" : a brief moral history of merit -- The rhetoric of rising -- Credentialism : the last acceptable prejudice -- Success ethics -- The sorting machine -- Recognizing work -- Conclusion : merit and the common good.
ISBN:
9780241407608
Dewey class:
306
Language:
English
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BRN:
382151
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 306 SAN | Onloan - Due: 17 Oct 2024 |
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