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Justice

Justice

Justice

2009 1 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Documentary

Justice is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on public television. In this 12-part series, college professor Michael Sandel challenges us with hard moral dilemmas and invites us to ponder the right thing to do—in politics and in our everyday lives.

Justice is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on public television. In this 12-part series, college professor Michael Sandel challenges us with hard moral dilemmas and invites us to ponder the right thing to do—in politics and in our everyday lives.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Moral Side of Murder/The Case for Cannibalism

If you had to choose between killing one person to save the lives of five others and doing nothing, even though you knew

EP 2

Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure

Sandel presents some contemporary cases in which cost-benefit analysis was used to put a dollar value on human life. The

EP 3

Free to Choose/Who Owns Me?

Sandel introduces the libertarian notion that redistributive taxation—taxing the rich to give to the poor—is akin to

EP 4

The Land is My Land/Consenting Adults

The philosopher John Locke believes that individuals have certain rights—to life, liberty, and property—which were g

EP 5

Hired Guns?/For Sale: Motherhood

During the Civil War, men drafted into war had the option of hiring substitutes to fight in their place. Many students s

EP 6

Mind Your Motive/The Supreme Principle of Morality

Professor Sandel introduces Immanuel Kant, a challenging but influential philosopher. Kant rejects the notion that moral

EP 7

A Lesson In Lying/A Deal Is A Deal

Immanuel Kant believed that telling a lie, even a white lie, is a violation of one’s own dignity. Sandel introduces th

EP 8

What's A Fair Start?/What Do We Deserve?

Rawls argues that even meritocracy—a distributive system that rewards effort—doesn’t go far enough in leveling the

EP 9

Arguing Affirmative Action/What's The Purpose?

Students discuss the pros and cons of affirmative action. Should we try to correct for inequality in educational backgro

EP 10

The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit

Aristotle believes the purpose of politics is to promote and cultivate the virtue of its citizens. The telos or goal of

EP 11

The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies

Communitarians argue that, in addition to voluntary and universal duties, we also have obligations of membership, solida

EP 12

Debating Same-Sex Marriage/The Good Life

If principles of justice depend on the moral or intrinsic worth of the ends that rights serve, how should we deal with t

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Michael Sandel

Michael Sandel

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