<nettime> The never-ending fight for inequality

[Lucy Pummell via nettime-l <nettime-l@lists.nettime.org>]

Dear all,

Please enjoy the latest Institute of Art and Ideas article: *Plato, 
Hobbes, Mill, and the never-ending fight for inequality* 
<https://iai.tv/articles/plato-hobbes-mill-and-the-never-ending-fight-for-inequality-auid-3079?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=philosL&_auid=2020>

The article is written by David Williams, a professor and pre-law 
advisor at the University of Texas Austin, specialising in the history 
of political thought.

/The growing gap between the rich and the poor is a problem that seems 
increasingly urgent with each passing day. From the shocking statistics 
about wealth concentration in the United States and Britain to the 
widespread struggle for basic needs like food, the signs of economic 
inequality are impossible to ignore. Yet, what many overlook is that 
inequality is not a new phenomenon—it's been a persistent feature of 
human societies for millennia. From ancient philosophers like Plato to 
modern thinkers such as John Stuart Mill, a long line of intellectuals 
have not only chronicled the rise of inequality but also warned of its 
devastating consequences. Professor David Lay Williams argues the 
answers to inequality may have surprising insights from the past./

All the very best,

Lucy

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