Justice with Michael Sandel
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.
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- First Aired on
Sep 09, 2009
- Popularity: 2.1019
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- Networks
- (JP)
- Production
WGHBGBH (US)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
1 seaons till Sep 09, 2009
Last episode: Debating Same-Sex Marriage/The Good Life
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 12 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1BBC: Fair pay? min
Should celebrities and sports stars be paid more than service workers? Is fair pay determined by supply and demand? In this excerpt from the BBC program "Fairness and the Big Society," Sandel uses the pay of a famous soccer star to explore the meaning of fairness with a London studio audience.
Episode 2BBC: Justice: Torture and human dignity min
Is torture ever justified? What if innocent lives are at stake? This excerpt from the BBC documentary "Justice: A Citizen's Guide to the 21st Century" examines the debate between Kantians and utilitarians on human dignity.
Episode 3BBC: Justice: Collective responsibility min
Should this generation of Germans take responsibility for addressing the evils perpetrated by their grandparents' generation during the Holocaust? Should this generation of Americans take responsibility for remedying the injustice of slavery? This excerpt from the BBC documentary "Justice: A Citizen's Guide to the 21st Century" asks whether moral responsibility can be collective as well as individual.
Episode 4BBC: The Public Philosopher with Michael Sandel: Institute of Politics min
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.
Episode 5Bioethics - Designer Children min
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