Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Author: Sandel, Michael J., author. Title: The tyranny of merit : what's become of the common good? / Michael J. Sandel. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. Description: 272 pages ; 24 cm Summary: "A world-famous political philosopher, and the bestselling author of Justice, reveals the driving force behind the resurgence of populism: the tyranny of the meritocracy and the resentments it produces"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States. Populism -- United States. Merit (Ethics) -- Social aspects -- United States. Public interest -- United States. Social mobility -- United States. Globalization -- Political aspects -- United States. United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Other Title: What's become of the common good? What has become of the common good? Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction: getting in -- Winners and losers -- "Great because good": a brief moral history of merit -- The rhetoric of rising -- Credentialism: the last acceptable prejudice -- Success ethics -- The sorting machine -- Recognizing work -- Conclusion: Merit and the common good. LCCN: 2020012448 ISBN: 9780374289980 Other Number: 1151517070 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 853443 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 306.097 Sandel Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
