KnowraMeritocracyLinked fromLinked fromThe 50 pages that link to Meritocracy, each with the reason it gives.All 50Related 13Compared with 37Social mobilityRelated: The ideal is often invoked to explain mobility, though observed movement may still reflect inherited advantage.IndividualismRelated: Individualist ideals of personal achievement often support meritocratic accounts of success.Equality of opportunityRelated: It is often offered as the ideal outcome of fair competition, though unequal starting conditions complicate the claim.MohismRelated: Mohist political theory promotes appointing capable people rather than favoring hereditary status.Biological determinismRelated: Biological accounts of ability can make unequal rewards appear deserved or inevitable.Talented TenthRelated: The proposal invites scrutiny of how ability is recognized when education remains unequally accessible.French Legion of HonourRelated: The order presents public distinction as earned service rather than inherited rank.Talent showRelated: Talent contests present success as earned through performance, while exposing how judgments shape opportunity.Henri de Saint-SimonRelated: He rejected inherited privilege in favor of leadership by people judged socially useful.James B. ConantRelated: Conant’s educational reforms sought to widen opportunity through selection based on academic talent.Three Sovereigns and Five EmperorsRelated: Yao’s choice of Shun is often presented as an early ideal of succession by merit.Saint-SimonianismRelated: Saint-Simonian social organization assigned authority according to talent and contribution rather than birth.Claude Adrien HelvétiusRelated: His emphasis on education challenged claims that differences in ability are wholly inborn.