Episode 199: Guest Elizabeth Anderson on Private Government (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Episode 199: Guest Elizabeth Anderson on Private Government (Part One)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 00:55:28
• Published: 2018-09-17 18:12

The U. of Michigan prof joins us to discuss Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It) (2017) and “What Is the Point of Equality?” (1999).

What is a government? Liz argues that this includes companies, and that we should thus apply political science concepts in evaluating their power. Her egalitarianism involves everyone retaining a minimum level of inalienable autonomy, and we should resist encroachments on this not just by the state but from employers as well.

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