Respekt (Czech): “Nejoblíbenější profesor planet”
Na Právnické fakultě UK jsou všechny židle obsazené, studenti stojí i v rozích velké posluchárny, před vstupem ve frontě čekají další a také vedlejší učebna, kam se dění z auly živě přenáší, [...]
La democracia no necesita igualdad perfecta, pero sí que personas diferentes se encuentren en la vida cotidiana
Hubo días en los que no era necesario esperar tanto para hablar con Michael Sandel, pero quedaron en el pasado. Entre las 500 personas repartidas en las butacas del teatro, una recuerda esos [...]
Liberation (France): “Michael Sandel ou la critique de la raison libérale”
Ses cours de philosophie morale à Harvard recueillent des millions de vues sur YouTube et font l’objet d’un livre qui sort en France. Rencontre avec un philosophe star…. Check out the full [...]
Harvard Gazette: “People want politics to be about big things” Michael Sandel’s passion for justice
Michael Sandel joined the Government Department in 1980 to teach political theory largely on the strength of a dissertation that boldly critiqued the ideas of John Rawls, then a towering figure [...]
Huffington Post: Going Global: Debating the Ethics of National Borders
The debate over immigration agitates and disfigures politics in the U.S., Europe and other countries. The success of anti-immigrant parties and politicians reflects more than anxiety about jobs [...]
BBC, The Global Philosopher: “Why does identity have to be about nations?” (video clip from episode 1)
Lena from Germany and Yedidya from Israel disagree on what they should identify with. The programme is hosted by Professor Michael Sandel and this clip is taken from the first episode of The [...]
Prof. Michael Sandel receives ovation from thousands after speaking at the Research Centre for Human Values, CUHK
Prof. Michael Sandel, Harvard’s most famous professor, spoke at the Research Centre for Human Values (the Centre) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) tonight. He received an ovation [...]
The Guardian (UK): “Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump look like saviours to voters who feel left out of the American Dream”
The tumultuous early months of the US presidential primaries reflect a populist moment in American politics. Among Democrats, Bernie Sanders, the only self-proclaimed socialist in the Senate, has [...]
Primera charla del Congreso del Futuro alude a la desconfianza en los políticos y propone mantener a raya al mercado
Con una hora de retraso, a la espera de que llegara la Presidenta Bachelet, partió esta mañana el V Congreso del Futuro, la mayor convención de mentes brillantes de América Latina, en donde [...]
The Straits Times (Singapore): “What’s not for sale”
Rockstar philosopher Michael Sandel can not only make you question the morality of trading in human organs but can also make a case for paying civil servants million-dollar salaries. The Harvard [...]