A new episode of my podcast series, produced by Possibly Correct out of Toronto.
Audio:
Topics: Envy-charge against socialism // Envy-charge against liberal capitalism // Rousseau and Rawls on how to combat envy // So: Is envy worse or better in a free society? // Envy as a worse anti-social problem in earlier societies // Modern freedom is beneficial by contrast // How to compare yourself to others
Transcription: Forthcoming.
Sources
- Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality.
- Rawls, A Theory of Justice.
- Helmut Schoeck, Envy.
* Update: I’m reminded of this line from Rand: “Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.” (The Fountainhead)
Related:
- Envy’s Moral-Psychological Challenge [Open College series]
- A Russian joke about petty envy
- Envy
- Ethics for a Democratic Republic — white paper
The complete series of Open College with Stephen Hicks podcasts.