Ep. 254: Michael Sandel Interview: Against Meritocracy (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Psychology of Meritocracy
Sandell: For people that are striving to get to the top, it is too stressful. He says this is what gives rise to helicopter parenting and the college admission scandal. Sandell thinks that meritocracy is sort of unhealthy for all those involved. And he's pretty ruthless about how smug it has made the so-called winners, the liberal meritocrats.
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