Yes, not only good old Rawls, but many contemporary writers make arguments about the limits of meritocracy. Some books I can recommend: Robert H. Frank: Succes

Yes, not only good old Rawls, but many contemporary writers make arguments about the limits of meritocracy. Some books I can recommend: Robert H. Frank: Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691167404/success-and-luck https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691167404/su... https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2016/06/28/book-review-success-and-luck-good-fortune-and-the-myth-of-meritocracy-by-robert-h-frank/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2016/06/28/book-rev... Michael Sandel: The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/books/review/the-tyranny-of-merit-michael-j-sandel.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/books/review/the-tyranny-...