About this episode

The episode discusses Samuel Moyn's argument about the gerontocracy and its impact on younger generations.

You can support me on Patreon: ht tps://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Samuel Moyn is Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University. Website: https://history.yale.edu/people/samuel-moyn Book: https://www.amazon.com/Gerontocracy-America-Hoarding-Power-Wealth_and/dp/0374607648 Summary:In this interview, we discuss Moyn's argument about how we live in a gerontocracy, meaning a society ruled by the old. Moyn argues that the old hold a disproportionate amount of the wealth and power, and that they generally act in their self-interest at the expense of younger people. We also discuss his proposals for fixing this problem.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Chen

Guest: Samuel Moyn

Topics covered

• gerontocracy
• wealth distribution
• intergenerational conflict
• power dynamics
• social justice

Keywords

• gerontocracy
• wealth
• power
• interview
• Samuel Moyn
• Yale University
• social issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale University

Books & works: Gerontocracy in America: Hoarding Power and Wealth

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