Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

Name: Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Author: Michael Sandel

by Michael Sandel

Popular exploration of major ethical questions and approaches to resolving them

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Michael Sandel

American political philosopher whose critique of liberalism's 'unencumbered self' launched the communitarian debate of the 1980s. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? became an unexpectedly popular introduction to moral philosophy. His Harvard lecture course is one of the most watched academic courses online.

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