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#15 — Michael Sandel | The Tyranny of Merit
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Michael J. Sandel is an American political philosopher, and Professor of Government Theory at Harvard University Law School. His public lectures have 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". Dr. Sandel talks to Alex about his new book, The Tyranny of Merit, discussing not just whether meritocracy is achievable in practice, but also whether it is even something we should aim for at all, highlighting the wealth of potential damage that meritocracy can affect on a society which embraces it.
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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