Capitalisn't Revisiting The Meritocracy Debate With Adrian Wooldridge And Michael Sandel
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Jan 5, 2023 
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Self-Correcting Meritocracy
- Meritocracy has a self-correcting nature, as seen with the inclusion of women in academia.
- Subaltern groups demand to be judged by merit, pushing the system towards its ideal.
Philippa Fawcett's Achievement
- Philippa Fawcett topped the Cambridge tripos in mathematics in 1892, despite being officially excluded.
- Examiners listed her 'above the senior wrangler,' demonstrating meritocracy's moral force.
Bias in Merit
- Critics argue that merit itself is biased, as seen in the Harvard admissions case involving Asian Americans.
- Redefining merit to include subjective criteria like personality tests can mask discrimination.