#6008
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.

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Mentioned in 8 episodes

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Scott Hershovitz
as the author of "Private Government", discussing the power dynamics in the workplace.
42 snips
512. Does Philosophy Still Matter?
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Osita Nwanevu
as a book that talks about the connection between the economic realm and the political realm.
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.
11 snips
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: Episode #3--Introduction and Book I
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Osita Nwanevu
to highlight the significant impact of corporate decisions on individuals' lives.
957 - Democracy Soon! feat. Osita Nwanevu (8/4/25)
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Heinrich Geiselberger
als theoretische Referenz zur Überlagerung privater Machtverhältnisse und demokratischer Praxis.
Ist der Rechtspopulismus ein Klassenprojekt von oben? (Live)
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Nikolas Bowie
when discussing the American workplace and the power dynamics between employers and employees.
The Supreme Court's power grab
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Stephen Darwall
when discussing Liz Anderson’s lectures and book.
74 - Stephen Darwall: Violence, Second-Personal Ethics, Philosophy of the Heart
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Sean Illing
as the book that is the main topic of the podcast.
Are bosses dictators? (with Elizabeth Anderson)
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Sean M. Carroll
as an introduction to her work on private government.
139 | Elizabeth Anderson on Equality, Work, and Ideology
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Ilana Gershon
as a foundational philosophical book she operationalizes ethnographically to study workplace governance.
Ilana Gershon, "The Pandemic Workplace: How We Learned to Be Citizens in the Office" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

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