
The Case Against Extreme Wealth With Ingrid Robeyns
How much is too much? Leading philosopher and economist, Ingrid Robeyns, is here to make the case that no one deserves to be a millionaire.
Should we put a hard limit on the amount of wealth one person can hoard?
We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers; food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn’t change. Or at least, not immediately.
In an eye-opening intervention, philosopher and economist Ingrid Robeyns joins us to expose the true extent of our wealth problem, which has spent the past fifty years silently spiralling out of control. In moral, political, economic, social, environmental, and psychological terms, she will show, extreme wealth is not only unjustifiable but harmful to us all – the rich included.
In place of our current system, Robeyns will offer a breathtakingly clear alternative: limitarianism. The answer to so many of the problems posed by neoliberal capitalism – and the opportunity for a vastly better world – lies in placing a hard limit on the wealth that any one person can accumulate.
Speakers:
Ingrid Robeyns holds master’s degrees in economics and philosophy, and obtained her PhD at Cambridge University under the supervision of Amartya Sen. She currently holds the Chair in Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University. Her academic work has been supported by several grants from the Dutch Research Council, as well as by a €2 million ERC Consolidator Grant.
Graham Hobson started out his career in investment banking tech. When he was 35 he started a photo business called Photobox. After a slow start he grew across Europe and acquired other businesses including Moonpig. Since selling to private equity in 2016 he has worked as an advisor/board member for other tech businesses. He also work pro bono for organisations tackling climate change, homelessness, inequality and under-represented founders.
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