This review critically assesses Niko Kolodny’s theory of social hierarchy and its importance as articulated in The Pecking Order (2023). After summarizing Kolodny’s argument, I raise two critical challenges. First, I ask whether Kolodny leaves us without adequate account of why social hierarchies are, in themselves, objectionable. Second, I query whether Kolodny’s defense of representative democracy is decisive, and suggest that egalitarians should be open to alternative ways of mitigating the threat of hierarchy posed by political rule.

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社会等级制度出了什么问题？论尼科·科洛德尼的《啄食顺序》

这篇评论批判性地评估了尼科·科洛德尼的社会等级理论及其在《啄食顺序》（2023）中阐述的重要性。在总结了科洛德尼的论点之后，我提出了两个关键挑战。首先，我问科洛德尼是否没有让我们充分解释为什么社会等级制度本身是令人反感的。其次，我质疑科洛德尼对代议制民主的捍卫是否具有决定性，并建议平等主义者应该对减轻政治统治带来的等级制度威胁的替代方式持开放态度。