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The Meritocratic Promise of Classical Liberalism: Restoring Equality of Opportunity in the Age of Market Triumphalism
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In an era of Market Triumphalism, this book follows the quest to address a myriad of
prominent socio-economic pathologies in Western democracies – such as
skyrocketing financial inequality, marketization, hereditary privileges, as well as
dysfunctional types of merit-based justice – without surrendering their liberal
foundation altogether in favor of an entirely different political framework. The author
argues that classical liberalism should be regarded as a valuable doctrine worth
keeping, and that the liberal tradition is not inevitably destined to succumb into the
neoliberal and increasingly plutocratic as well as nepotistic manifestation responsible
for the growing discontentment with the ‘liberal order’ during the past approximately
four decades. Instead, the meritocratic promise inherent to classical liberalism must
be taken more serious as a principle of justice and efficiency which – in turn – should
be instrumentalized as an imperative for the provision of substantially greater equality
of opportunity. The argument culminates in an advocacy for significantly higher levels
of state regulations – for example via taxation to make higher education accessible to
all sufficiently talented students independent of their family background – based on
the claim that such interventions are justified if they bring about the levelled playing
field necessary to a genuine meritocracy. Correspondingly, the author proposes
policies more frequently associated with the postulates of social welfare egalitarians,
however, he does so exclusively from within the pond of classical liberal principles.
Until 2018, Peter Wedekind studied Practical Philosophy of Economics
and the Environment as well as Economics/Politics and Philosophy at Kiel University.
In 2022, he received his PhD in Political Science with a focus on Political Philosophy
at Charles University, Prague. During his studies, he completed several research
stays at the University of Richmond and as a Barrande Fellowships scholarship
recipient at Montpellier Business School. Today, he serves in the teaching profession
at a secondary school in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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In einer Ära des Markttriumphalismus‘ widmet sich dieses Buch dem Versuch, eine
Vielzahl prominenter sozioökonomischer Pathologien – darunter exorbitante
finanzielle Ungleichheit, Vermarktlichung, herkunftsbedingte Privilegien sowie
dysfunktionale Formen von Leistungsgerechtigkeit – in westlichen Demokratien zu
adressieren ohne dabei deren liberales Fundament leichtfertig zugunsten einer
gänzlich anderen Gesellschaftsblaupause aufzugeben. Der Autor argumentiert dabei,
dass klassischer Liberalismus eine erhaltenswerte und reiche Tradition verkörpert,
welche nicht zwangsläufig in jener neoliberalen und zunehmend plutokratischen
sowie nepotistischen Manifestation verenden muss, die ihr in den vergangenen rund vier Jahrzehnten eine höchst umstrittene Reputation eingebracht hat. Stattdessen
sollten die im Liberalismus angelegten meritokratischen Gerechtigkeits- und
Effizienzprinzipien zu Ende gedacht und ernstgenommen werden, welche ihrerseits
als Imperative für substanziell größere Chancengerechtigkeit instrumentalisiert
werden können. Das Argument kulminiert in der Konklusion, dass signifikante
staatliche Eingriffe, beispielsweise in Form von Besteuerung zur Förderung von
Hochschulbildung unabhängig vom familiären Hintergrund, dann gerechtfertigt sind,
wenn sie der Herstellung eines adäquaten Fundaments einer genuinen
Verdienstgesellschaft dienlich sind. Der Autor bewirbt damit Policies, welche
typischerweise eher mit egalitären Sozial- und Wohlfahrtsstaatstheorien assoziiert
werden – tut dies jedoch rein aus dem Ökosystem klassisch liberaler Prinzipien
heraus.
Peter Wedekind studierte bis 2018 Praktische Philosophie der
Wirtschaft und Umwelt sowie als Lehrämtler Wirtschaft/Politik und Philosophie an der
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. Bis 2022 promovierte er im Rahmen des
Politikwissens
prominent socio-economic pathologies in Western democracies – such as
skyrocketing financial inequality, marketization, hereditary privileges, as well as
dysfunctional types of merit-based justice – without surrendering their liberal
foundation altogether in favor of an entirely different political framework. The author
argues that classical liberalism should be regarded as a valuable doctrine worth
keeping, and that the liberal tradition is not inevitably destined to succumb into the
neoliberal and increasingly plutocratic as well as nepotistic manifestation responsible
for the growing discontentment with the ‘liberal order’ during the past approximately
four decades. Instead, the meritocratic promise inherent to classical liberalism must
be taken more serious as a principle of justice and efficiency which – in turn – should
be instrumentalized as an imperative for the provision of substantially greater equality
of opportunity. The argument culminates in an advocacy for significantly higher levels
of state regulations – for example via taxation to make higher education accessible to
all sufficiently talented students independent of their family background – based on
the claim that such interventions are justified if they bring about the levelled playing
field necessary to a genuine meritocracy. Correspondingly, the author proposes
policies more frequently associated with the postulates of social welfare egalitarians,
however, he does so exclusively from within the pond of classical liberal principles.
Until 2018, Peter Wedekind studied Practical Philosophy of Economics
and the Environment as well as Economics/Politics and Philosophy at Kiel University.
In 2022, he received his PhD in Political Science with a focus on Political Philosophy
at Charles University, Prague. During his studies, he completed several research
stays at the University of Richmond and as a Barrande Fellowships scholarship
recipient at Montpellier Business School. Today, he serves in the teaching profession
at a secondary school in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
-
In einer Ära des Markttriumphalismus‘ widmet sich dieses Buch dem Versuch, eine
Vielzahl prominenter sozioökonomischer Pathologien – darunter exorbitante
finanzielle Ungleichheit, Vermarktlichung, herkunftsbedingte Privilegien sowie
dysfunktionale Formen von Leistungsgerechtigkeit – in westlichen Demokratien zu
adressieren ohne dabei deren liberales Fundament leichtfertig zugunsten einer
gänzlich anderen Gesellschaftsblaupause aufzugeben. Der Autor argumentiert dabei,
dass klassischer Liberalismus eine erhaltenswerte und reiche Tradition verkörpert,
welche nicht zwangsläufig in jener neoliberalen und zunehmend plutokratischen
sowie nepotistischen Manifestation verenden muss, die ihr in den vergangenen rund vier Jahrzehnten eine höchst umstrittene Reputation eingebracht hat. Stattdessen
sollten die im Liberalismus angelegten meritokratischen Gerechtigkeits- und
Effizienzprinzipien zu Ende gedacht und ernstgenommen werden, welche ihrerseits
als Imperative für substanziell größere Chancengerechtigkeit instrumentalisiert
werden können. Das Argument kulminiert in der Konklusion, dass signifikante
staatliche Eingriffe, beispielsweise in Form von Besteuerung zur Förderung von
Hochschulbildung unabhängig vom familiären Hintergrund, dann gerechtfertigt sind,
wenn sie der Herstellung eines adäquaten Fundaments einer genuinen
Verdienstgesellschaft dienlich sind. Der Autor bewirbt damit Policies, welche
typischerweise eher mit egalitären Sozial- und Wohlfahrtsstaatstheorien assoziiert
werden – tut dies jedoch rein aus dem Ökosystem klassisch liberaler Prinzipien
heraus.
Peter Wedekind studierte bis 2018 Praktische Philosophie der
Wirtschaft und Umwelt sowie als Lehrämtler Wirtschaft/Politik und Philosophie an der
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. Bis 2022 promovierte er im Rahmen des
Politikwissens
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