You can make it if you try! This formula is widely accepted, as is the belief that those who achieve success and prosperity deserve it. Michael Sandel, one of the most successful philosophers, says: That is not true and is even dangerous for society. Barbara Bleisch investigates further. Chapters: 00:00 Should performance determine our position in society? 14:32 What are the problems of a performance-oriented society? 27:20 How important is social mobility for social justice and equality? 36:22 How did the moral exaltation of performance come about? 42:27 What can be done to strengthen the common good again? ???? Subscribe to SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube now ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... Who is successful in our society - and why? Under the socially undisputed mantra "If you work hard, you can achieve anything", we have learned to believe that everyone gets exactly what he or she deserves. The beneficiaries of this system, which attributes success to performance and talent, assume that they deserve their success because they have tried hard. Conversely, this means that those who fail in the system have only themselves to blame. The result: losers in the system are increasingly turning against the elites of our societies and see the meritocracy as a tyranny. Michael Sandel, a professor at Harvard University and one of the most successful philosophers of our time, has written a book on exactly this thesis. In a conversation with Barbara Bleisch, he explains: Instead of equipping the individual for competition and clinging to a divisive ethic of success, we should put the dignity of work back at the center of the social debate and work on a policy of the common good that benefits everyone. English version: • Michael Sandel: Success through merit... Sternstunde Philosophie from October 2nd, 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persons responsible for the program: Director: Christine Rauschmeier, Editor: Daniel Dubach, Susanne Herresthal, Producer: Sandra Roth, Management: Judith Hardegger, SRF 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... More culture on Facebook ???? / srfkultur More culture on Instagram ???? / ​​srfkultur More culture on Twitter ???? / srfkultur More culture on srf.ch ???? https://www.srf.ch/kultur ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The “Sternstunde Philosophie” cultivates an in-depth and critical exchange of ideas and gets to the bottom of the burning questions of our time. The "Sternstunde Philosophie" draws a broad arc from socio-political current affairs to the fundamental questions of philosophy: who is responsible for what, what does human freedom consist of, what determines our meaning in life? Guests include personalities from science, culture, politics and business - voices that stimulate thought and reflect on and classify our current events. Moderation: Barbara Bleisch: / barbarableisch Yves Bossart: / bossart_yves Wolfram Eilenberger: http://www.wolfram-eilenberger.de/ ______ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFKultur #SRFKulturSternstunden #SRFSternstunde #Philosophie #Leistungsgesellschaft #Demokratie #Moral #SRF #Kultur