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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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Vanity Fair highlighted Michael Sandel in its May issue. The questions Sandel proposes such as selling citizenship, buying prison upgrades, and other thought provoking issues are applicable for everyday debate. Read the blurb at Vanity Fair. Photograph by Victoria Hely-Hutchinson
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Michael Sandel visits The Today Show to discuss topics from his new book, What Money Can’t Buy. Should parents pay their children to read? How much money per book? Is this the same as subsidizing higher education? Watch Michael discuss this issue and [...]
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 [...]
Michael Sandel writes an article for the Atlantic questioning what we are willing to buy and sell in open markets. From paying to drive in the carpool lane, to killing endangered rhinos, there is little money can’t buy anymore. Read more about why Sandel believes we need to address these questions in his original article [...]
The Guardian’s Andrew Anthony writes about Michael Sandel and the progression of his philosophy. Learn more about Michael and his works on The Guardian. Photograph: Felix Clay for the Guardian
Michael Sandel poses many questions in his upcoming book, What Money Can’t Buy. Should prisoners to be able to pay for different, better cells than non-paying prisoners? Should companies be able to buy and sell the right to pollute? “There are some things money can’t buy; these days, not many. Today, almost everything is up [...]
Michael Sandel talks to Tony Harris of Talk to Al Jazeera about justice, its meaning and its context within the Arab Spring demonstrations and protest. What is justice? From Tunisia to Egypt to Irag, youth are particularly active in this revolution, but what is it that they want? Democracy? Employment? Rights? Sandel discusses these [...]
Should parents be able to “design” their children based on genetic preferences? What are the dangers of turning children into commodities and childbearing into an extension of the consumer society? From a lecture at the Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, as edited for broadcast on Spanish television (Soy Camara). Watch using the embedded video [...]
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