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@article{ART003013330},
author={kang hwa myung},
title={Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought},
journal={Religions of Korea},
issn={1738-3617},
year={2023},
volume={56},
pages={121-153},
doi={10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121}

TY - JOUR
AU - kang hwa myung
TI - Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought
JO - Religions of Korea
PY - 2023
VL - 56
IS - null
PB - The Research Center of Religions
SP - 121
EP - 153
SN - 1738-3617
AB - The concept of meritocracy which emerged as an antithesis to premodern hereditary societies, and it has today come to represent the dominant distribution principle in capitalist markets. Meritocracy holds that anyone who works hard can succeed in life and achieve social mobility. However, meritocracy conceals non-meritocratic factors that influence ability, such as luck and discrimination, as well as structural inequalities. Through the skillful presentation of societal positions as the direct result of personal achievement, it legitimizes inequality in society. Additionally, meritocracy tends to attribute the harsh conditions and poverty of society's disadvantaged to their lack of effort, thereby exacerbating discrimination and hatred. It is evident from these facts that meritocracy operates as yet another unjust ideology, indirectly legitimizing the monopoly of power and wealth held by very few, contrary to its idealistic assertion. Hence, this paper examines meritocracy critically from a religious perspective and attempts to reconsider the concept of ability based not only on fairness but also on the principle of equality. As a result, the paper emphasizes that religion must play a leading role in dismantling the myth of meritocracy and never cease to play an active role in creating a just society.
KW - Meritocracy;Ability;Fairness;Inequality;Justice.
DO - 10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121
ER -

kang hwa myung. (2023). Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought. Religions of Korea, 56, 121-153.

kang hwa myung. 2023, "Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought", Religions of Korea, vol.56, pp.121-153. Available from: doi:10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121

kang hwa myung "Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought" Religions of Korea 56 pp.121-153 (2023) : 121.

kang hwa myung. Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought. 2023; 56 121-153. Available from: doi:10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121

kang hwa myung. "Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought" Religions of Korea 56(2023) : 121-153.doi: 10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121

kang hwa myung. Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought. Religions of Korea, 56, 121-153. doi: 10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121

kang hwa myung. Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought. Religions of Korea. 2023; 56 121-153. doi: 10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121

kang hwa myung. Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought. 2023; 56 121-153. Available from: doi:10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121

kang hwa myung. "Meritocracy and a Fair Society from a Religious Perspective: Focusing on the Concept of ‘Creativity’ in Unification Thought" Religions of Korea 56(2023) : 121-153.doi: 10.37860/krel.2023.10.56.121