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Daniel Bell

Professor of Philosophy, Tsinghua University

Daniel Bell is professor of philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

Written by Daniel Bell

Ancient Chinese painting of a man riding a dark horse with a pale horse in the background, calligraphic text is on the left side.

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Fairness and equality

In defence of hierarchy

As a society we have forgotten how to talk about the benefits of hierarchy, expertise and excellence. It’s time we remembered

Stephen C Angle, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Julian Baggini and others