Michael Young's "The Rise of the Meritocracy": A Philosophical Critique

Autor/in	Allen, Ansgar
Titel	Michael Young's "The Rise of the Meritocracy": A Philosophical Critique
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Studies, 59 (2011) 4, S.367-382 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1005
DOI	10.1080/00071005.2011.582852
Schlagwörter	Satire; Social Systems; Ability; Competition; Philosophy; Educational Principles; Justice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social system; Soziales System; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Wettkampf; Philosophie; Bildungsprinzip; Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	This paper examines Michael Young's 1958 dystopia, "The Rise of the Meritocracy". In this book, the word "meritocracy" was coined and used in a pejorative sense. Today, however, meritocracy represents a positive ideal against which we measure the justice of our institutions. This paper argues that, when read in the twenty-first century, Young's dystopia does little to dislodge the implicit appeal of a meritocratic society. It examines the principles of education and administrative justice upon which meritocracy is based, suggesting that since 1958 those principles have changed. Young's warning no longer has any effect on us because the meritocratic system it warns us against has been transformed. (Contains 5 notes and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10