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A Times Literary Supplement's Book of the Year 2020
A New Statesman''s Best Book of 2020
A Bloomberg''s Best Book of 2020
A Guardian Best Book About Ideas of 2020

The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good?

These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the American credo that you can make it if you try. The consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fueled populist protest and extreme polarization, and led to deep distrust of both government and our fellow citizens--leaving us morally unprepared to face the profound challenges of our time.

World-renowned philosopher Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome t

The Tyranny of Merit

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    Publisher: Picador USA
    Publication Date: 14/09/2021
    ISBN13: 9781250800060, 978-1250800060
    ISBN10: 1250800064
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    Political ideologies and movements Social and political philosophy Social classes

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    A Times Literary Supplement's Book of the Year 2020
    A New Statesman''s Best Book of 2020
    A Bloomberg''s Best Book of 2020
    A Guardian Best Book About Ideas of 2020

    The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good?

    These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the American credo that you can make it if you try. The consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fueled populist protest and extreme polarization, and led to deep distrust of both government and our fellow citizens--leaving us morally unprepared to face the profound challenges of our time.

    World-renowned philosopher Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome t

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