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An edition of The Tyranny of Merit (2020)

The Tyranny of Merit

What's Become of the Common Good?

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An attack on the notion that meritorious placement in society can achieve just and equitable outcomes, and an examination of some alternatives to merit that may be more desirable and successful.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages
272

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Subjects
Polarization (social science), Public interest, Social mobility, Globalization, U.S. social conditions, 21st century. contributative justice, Populism, United states, social conditions, 21st century, Polarization (Social sciences), Merit (Ethics), Social conditions, Political aspects
People
Michael Young, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, the Clintons
Times
1930s-2010s

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The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?
Sep 14, 2021, Picador
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La Tyrannie du mérite: Qu'avons-nous fait du bien commun ?
Mar 17, 2021, Albin Michel
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Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
2020, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
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First Sentence

"When the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, the United States, like many other countries, was unprepared."

Table of Contents

Prologue Page 3
Introduction: Getting In Page 7
1. Winners and Losers Page 17
2. "Great Because Good": A Brief Moral History of Merit Page 33
3. The Rhetoric of Rising Page 59
4. Credentialism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice Page 81
5. Success Ethics Page 113
6. The Sorting Machine Page 155
7. Recognizing Work Page 197
Conclusion: Merit and the Common Good Page 223
Notes Page 229
Acknowledgments Page 259
Index Page 261

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Source title: The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?

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New York, USA
Copyright Date
2020

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Library of Congress
HN90.P57S36 2020, HN90.P57 S36 2020

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Format
hardcover
Pagination
272p
Number of pages
272
Weight
492 grams

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OL28209626M
ISBN 10
0374289980
ISBN 13
9780374289980
LCCN
2020012448
OCLC/WorldCat
1151517070

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