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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? (Hardcover)

By: Michael J. Sandel (Author)


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"Sandel's appeal lies partly in the striking hypotheticals he throws out, such as whether it's okay to kill one person directly...to save three others....He also discusses thorny issues with clarity, insight and a broad range of references..."

"The author has a talent for making the difficult...readily comprehensible, and his relentless, though never oppressive, reason shines throughout the narrative. Sparkling commentary from the professor we all wish we had." (starred review)

"For those seeking a short course through moral philosophy from a witty writer, fast on his feet, and nimble with his pen, this thin volume is difficult to beat....Sandel...is a master at using modern-day news to highlight different approaches to justice."

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A Harvard professor assesses the role of justice in today's society as well as the moral responsibilities faced by everyday citizens, weighing a range of issues from euthanasia and abortion to affirmative action and tax structuring. 50,000 first printing.

A Harvard professor assesses the role of justice in today's society as well as the moral responsibilities faced by everyday citizens, weighing a range of issues from euthanasia and abortion to affirmative action and tax structuring. 50,000 first printing.

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What are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Should government tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? Is killing sometimes morally required? Is it possible, or desirable, to legislate morality? Do individual rights and the common good conflict?
These questions are at the core of our public life today--and at the heart of "Justice," in which Michael J. Sandel shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us to make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions as well.
Sandel's legendary Justice course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard. Up to a thousand students pack the campus theater to hear Sandel relate the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day. In the fall of 2009, PBS will air a series based on the course.
"Justice" offers readers the same exhilarating journey that captivates Harvard students--the challenge of thinking our way through the hard moral challenges we confront as citizens. It is a searching, lyrical exploration of the meaning of justice, a book that invites readers of all political persuasions to consider familiar controversies in fresh and illuminating ways. Affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, the moral limits of markets, patriotism and dissent--Sandel shows how even the most hotly contested issues can be illuminated by reasoned moral argument.
"Justice" is lively, thought-provoking, and wise--an essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the big questions of our civic life.

Popular Harvard professor Michael J. Sandel uses ancient philosophy to address contemporary crises, as he attempts to decipher the concept of "justice" within the complexities of the modern world. Sandel shows that every social issue, whether public (immigration, military invasion, government bailouts) or private (the benefits and limits of charity, honesty, or ambition), is essentially reducible to a determinable balance, with the rights of the individual on one side and the benefit to the greater good on the other. Sandel provides lucid analyses of the justice theories of some of history's greatest thinkers, from Kant to Shakespeare to John Rawls to Matt Groening, allowing his illuminating interpretations of their ideas to serve as guides to lead us through the moral quandaries of the moment.



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