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Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard's history, and has captivated more than 14,000 students.
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Michael Sandel is featured in the The Guardian’s “This Much I Know” series, in which celebrities share the lessons that life has taught them. Sandel discusses philosophy, Judaism, economics, income disparities, and technology, among other things in his profile. Photo Courtesy of The Guardian
With today’s evolving technology, many things are now possible that weren’t a few years ago. Michael Sandel brings his live classes to the international community through the power of video chat. His moral and political philosophy course Justice, taught within the walls of Sander’s Theatre [...]
Death is a sensitive topic, especially when insurance money is taken into account. In a sense, the insurance game places bets on when people will die and tries to profit from these gambles. Michael Sandel discusses with PBS Newshour the morality of secondary markets for life insurance. What is your opinion? Watch the [...]
What is the difference between a market economy and a market society? PBS Newshour and Michael Sandel discuss these differences and why certain market interactions are wrong. In a democratic society, why is it wrong to have buy people to stand in line for you for seats at a congressional hearing? What do you think, [...]
Michael Sandel lays out his argument about how moral values are shifting in this day and age where markets are expanding into different realms of peoples’ daily lives. How are these shifts changing how people carry out their lives, and are we allowing money to dictate too much? Tavis Smiley responds to Sandel and asks [...]
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Michael Sandel visits Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report for a discussion about money and market values and ethics. What does Sandel mean by the Moral Limits of the Markets? Watch Stephen Colbert and Michael Sandel talk it over in [...]
Jonathan V. Last of the Wall Street Journal reviews Michael Sandel’s new book What Money Can’t Buy. Last remarks about the shifts in society as economics and the capitalistic market have changed our values. Read the review here.
Millions of people have watch Michael Sandel lecture about justice and were challenged to explain their own moral views. Students from all around the world discuss the topics Michael has brought up in his book, Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do, and now, What Money Can’t Buy. Read some discussions between Sandel and [...]
Jefferey Abelson reviews What Money Can’t Buy and highlights the following questions in his article: • How do you feel about paying children to read books, or to get good grades? • Or the ethics of paying people to test risky new drugs — or to donate their organs? • What about hiring mercenaries to fight America’s [...]
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