Is Equality the Enemy?
Would you rather live in a better world or a happier one? In this video we are going to explore how equality has made the world a better place but also how, like the Edenic apple of knowledge, it has come with a cost. The world looks better from the outside but seen from the subjective side it seems that things have only gotten worse.
This is following up on the recent episode on Nietzsche's concept of ressentiment that we examined in the previous episodes and follows along our explorations in to the social and political radical theme of modern times.
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📚 Further Reading:
De Botton A (2005) _Status Anxiety_. First Vintage International edition. New York: Vintage International.
Nietzsche FW (2000) The Genealogy of Morals in _Basic Writings of Nietzsche_. ed. by Martin Kaufmann. New York: Modern Library.
Orlowski, J. (2020) The Social Dilemma Netflix.
Scheler M (1915) Ressentiment. 1915.
Seligman MEP (2013) _Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment_. Atria paperback edition. New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi: Atria Paperback.
Tocqueville A de, Bevan GE, Kramnick I, et al. (2003) _Democracy in America: And Two Essays on America_. Penguin classics. London: Penguin.
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⌛ Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:07 Democracy in America
5:21 The Shadow of Equality
8:21 In the 21st Century
9:59 Medieval Eden
12:00 What to do with Equality
13:48 The Limitations of Meritocracy
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