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Mentioned in 8 episodes
Private government
Book • 2019
In 'Private Government', Elizabeth Anderson critiques the contemporary workplace as a coercive and hierarchical institution, often likened to authoritarian regimes.
She argues that despite the rhetoric of market freedom, workers are frequently subjected to oppressive conditions with little autonomy.
Anderson proposes reforms to make workplaces more accountable and democratic, including exit rights, rule of law constraints, constitutional rights, and worker voice in decision-making.
She argues that despite the rhetoric of market freedom, workers are frequently subjected to oppressive conditions with little autonomy.
Anderson proposes reforms to make workplaces more accountable and democratic, including exit rights, rule of law constraints, constitutional rights, and worker voice in decision-making.
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Mentioned in 8 episodes
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as the author of "Private Government", discussing the power dynamics in the workplace.

Scott Hershovitz

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512. Does Philosophy Still Matter?
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as a book that talks about the connection between the economic realm and the political realm.


Osita Nwanevu

31 snips
The Case for Democracy (w/ Osita Nwanevu)
Mentioned in relation to Elizabeth Anderson's statement that there was a time when economics and markets were left.

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Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: Episode #3--Introduction and Book I
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to highlight the significant impact of corporate decisions on individuals' lives.


Osita Nwanevu

957 - Democracy Soon! feat. Osita Nwanevu (8/4/25)
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als theoretische Referenz zur Überlagerung privater Machtverhältnisse und demokratischer Praxis.

Heinrich Geiselberger

Ist der Rechtspopulismus ein Klassenprojekt von oben? (Live)
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when discussing the American workplace and the power dynamics between employers and employees.

Nikolas Bowie

The Supreme Court's power grab
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when discussing Liz Anderson’s lectures and book.


Stephen Darwall

74 - Stephen Darwall: Violence, Second-Personal Ethics, Philosophy of the Heart
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as the book that is the main topic of the podcast.


Sean Illing

Are bosses dictators? (with Elizabeth Anderson)
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as an introduction to her work on private government.


Sean M. Carroll

139 | Elizabeth Anderson on Equality, Work, and Ideology
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as a foundational philosophical book she operationalizes ethnographically to study workplace governance.

Ilana Gershon

Ilana Gershon, "The Pandemic Workplace: How We Learned to Be Citizens in the Office" (U Chicago Press, 2024)


