Justice: The Moral Side of Murder & Cannibalism
54:56Harvard Justice #02: Putting a Price Tag on Life — Cost-Benefit Analysis & John Stuart Mill
55:10Harvard Justice #03: Free to Choose — Robert Nozick, Self-Ownership & The Minimal State
55:08Harvard Justice #04: This Land Is My Land — John Locke on Natural Rights, Labor & Consent
54:58Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 05: "HIRED GUNS"
55:10Harvard Justice #06: Mind Your Motive — Immanuel Kant's Groundwork & Categorical Imperative
55:13Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 07: "A LESSON IN LYING"
55:04Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 08: "WHATS A FAIR START?"
55:07Lecture 9: Arguing Affirmative Action (ER22)
55:01Lecture 10: The Good Citizen (ER22)
55:08Lecture 11: The Claims of Community (ER22)
55:11Lecture 12: Debating Same-Sex Marriage (ER22)
55:11The Public Philosopher: Healthcare, Welfare, and the American Dream (ER22)
1:19:19Lecture 10: The Good Citizen (ER22)
This lecture explores Aristotle's teleological view that politics cultivates virtue, illustrating how the purpose (telos) of a community informs who deserves reward. The Casey Martin golf cart case further probes how we discern a practice's essential purpose.
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PART ONE: THE GOOD CITIZEN
Aristotle believes the purpose of politics is to promote and cultivate the virtue of its citizens. The telos or goal of the state and political community is the good life. And those citizens who contribute most to the purpose of the community are the ones who should be most rewarded. But how do we know the purpose of a community or a practice? Aristotles theory of justice leads to a contemporary debate about golf. Sandel describes the case of Casey Martin, a disabled golfer, who sued the PGA after it declined his request to use a golf cart on the PGA Tour. The case leads to a debate about the purpose of golf and whether a players ability to walk the course is essential to the game.
Lecture 9: Arguing Affirmative Action (ER22)
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