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Justice

Justice

10.0 IMDb tt1831980 2009 Documentary

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.

Cast

Michael Sandel

Episodes 12

The Moral Side of Murder/The Case for Cannibalism 1 ▶ Playing
The Moral Side of Murder/The Case for Cannibalism 30m If you had to choose between killing one person to save the lives of five others and doing…
Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure 2
Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure 30m Sandel presents some contemporary cases in which cost-benefit analysis was used to put a dollar value on human…
Free to Choose/Who Owns Me? 3
Free to Choose/Who Owns Me? 30m Sandel introduces the libertarian notion that redistributive taxation—taxing the rich to give to the poor—is akin to forced…
The Land is My Land/Consenting Adults 4
The Land is My Land/Consenting Adults 30m The philosopher John Locke believes that individuals have certain rights—to life, liberty, and property—which were given to us…
Hired Guns?/For Sale: Motherhood 5
Hired Guns?/For Sale: Motherhood 30m During the Civil War, men drafted into war had the option of hiring substitutes to fight in their…
Mind Your Motive/The Supreme Principle of Morality 6
Mind Your Motive/The Supreme Principle of Morality 30m Professor Sandel introduces Immanuel Kant, a challenging but influential philosopher. Kant rejects the notion that morality is about…
A Lesson In Lying/A Deal Is A Deal 7
A Lesson In Lying/A Deal Is A Deal 30m Immanuel Kant believed that telling a lie, even a white lie, is a violation of one’s own dignity.…
What's A Fair Start?/What Do We Deserve? 8
What's A Fair Start?/What Do We Deserve? 30m Rawls argues that even meritocracy—a distributive system that rewards effort—doesn’t go far enough in leveling the playing field…
Arguing Affirmative Action/What's The Purpose? 9
Arguing Affirmative Action/What's The Purpose? 30m Students discuss the pros and cons of affirmative action. Should we try to correct for inequality in educational…
The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit 10
The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit 30m Aristotle believes the purpose of politics is to promote and cultivate the virtue of its citizens. The telos…
The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies 11
The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies 30m Communitarians argue that, in addition to voluntary and universal duties, we also have obligations of membership, solidarity, and…
Debating Same-Sex Marriage/The Good Life 12
Debating Same-Sex Marriage/The Good Life 30m If principles of justice depend on the moral or intrinsic worth of the ends that rights serve, how…