Just Hierarchy : Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World /

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A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the politicalAll complex and large-scale societies are organized along certain hierarchies, but the concept of hierarchy has become almost taboo in the modern world. Just Hierarchy contends that this stigma is a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964- (Autor), Wang, Pei (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social groups.
Hierarchies.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Hierarchie > Chine.
Hierarchie.
Hierarchies > China.
Social groups > China.
China.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What's wrong with hierarchy?
  • In defense of hierarchy
  • From China to the world
  • Relations with friends
  • Relations with lovers
  • Relations with family members
  • Relations with housekeepers
  • Justifying hierarchical political rule in Chinese context
  • Is it possible to limit political power without competitive elections?
  • Political meritocracy as the problem, political meritocracy as the solution
  • Justifying a hierarchical political system to those outside the system
  • Hierarchical ideals of global order in ancient India
  • Hierarchical ideals of global order in ancient China
  • One world, two hierarchical systems?
  • Are animals our equals?
  • Domesiticated animals : subordination with care
  • Eating animals : subordination with humane exploitation
  • Marx on machines
  • The role of Confucian role ethics
  • Silicon Valley vs. the Chinese Communist Party.

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