Limitarianism

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A New Yorker Best Book of 2024A History Today Book of the Year A powerful case for limitarianism—the idea that we should set a maximum on how much resources one individual can appropriate. A must-read! —Thomas Piketty, bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAn original and galvanizing indictment of the world’s uber-rich that boldly argues for a cap on wealth from the philosopher who coined the term limitarianism.”How much money is too much? Is it ethical, and democratic, for an individual to amass a limitless amount of wealth, and then spend it however they choose? As democracies weaken, our climate becomes increasingly unpredictable, and inequality worsens, many of us feel that the obvious answer is no – but what can we do about it? Economist and philosopher Ingrid Robeyns has long written and argued for the principle she calls limitarianism – a “common sense” (Jia Tolentino) case against extreme wealth which posits that a considered cap on one’s individual...

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