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Ep. 254: Michael Sandel Interview: Against Meritocracy (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Myth of Meritocracy

Michael Wolraich is the author of a new book, "The Limits of Justice" Wolraich recorded himself for seven hours to do an audiobook version. He says he thinks Mark Twain's idea that markets and meritocracy work like clockwork is wrong. The way we are as individuals makes it unlikely they can be fixed by market or meritocratic systems, Kolraich says.

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