What’s Wrong with Social Hierarchy? On Niko Kolodny’s The Pecking Order
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21701696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Sharp (0000-0002-6575-3789, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129-137 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1386-2820 • E-ISSN: 1572-8447 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10677-023-10427-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4388726756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This review critically assesses Niko Kolodny’s theory of social hierarchy and its importance as articulated in The Pecking Order (2023). After summarizing Kolodny’s argument, I raise two critical challenges. First, I ask whether Kolodny leaves us without adequate account of why social hierarchies are, in themselves, objectionable. Second, I query whether Kolodny’s defense of representative democracy is decisive, and suggest that egalitarians should be open to alternative ways of mitigating the threat of hierarchy posed by political rule
Economics · Hierarchy · Pecking order · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Medicine · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |