Justice: The Moral Side of Murder & Cannibalism
54:56Putting a Price Tag on Life — Cost-Benefit Analysis & John Stuart Mill
55:10Free to Choose — Robert Nozick, Self-Ownership & The Minimal State
55:08This Land Is My Land — John Locke on Natural Rights, Labor & Consent
54:58Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 05: "HIRED GUNS"
55:10Mind 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?"
55:07Arguing Affirmative Action
55:01The Good Citizen
55:08The Claims of Community
55:11Debating Same-Sex Marriage
55:11The Public Philosopher: Healthcare, Welfare, and the American Dream
1:19:19The Public Philosopher: Healthcare, Welfare, and the American Dream
Michael Sandel leads a public debate examining the ethical dimensions of healthcare policy and social welfare, interrogating the philosophical underpinnings of the American Dream within a framework of distributive justice.
Live-taped for the BBC program, The Public Philosopher, Michael J. Sandel, Harvard University's Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, engaged the audience in a lively debate about healthcare policy, social welfare, and the philosophical meaning of the American Dream.