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The episode discusses the implications and criticisms of meritocracy in society, referencing T.S. Eliot's work on culture.

Send us Fan Mail Two ways to support the show and unlock bonus episodes: Download and subscribe to Ekho: ancientlanguage.com/ekho/ Subscribe to New Humanists+ for bonus episodes: buzzsprout.com/1791279/subscribe What's the matter with meritocracy? Shouldn't college acceptances and jobs and awards be distributed on the basis of merit? The alternative, some sort of quota system, seems unjust and intolerable. In his book, Notes Toward the Definition of Culture, T.S. Eliot makes a case ...

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