Episode 03
Part 1 – FREE TO CHOOSE With humorous references to Bill Gates and Michael Jordan, Sandel introduces the libertarian notion that redistributive taxation—taxing the rich to give to the poor—is akin to...
View ArticleTake from the Rich, Give to the Poor
According to philosopher Robert Nozick, when the government takes even a dollar from Bill Gates, a billionaire, and gives it to a poor person, it is like forcing Gates to work for the poor person. Is...
View ArticleInheritance Taxes
According to philosopher John Rawls, it’s not fair if the children of poor parents have much lower prospects in life than the children of rich parents merely because of the family they were born into;...
View ArticleBBC News: The Public Philosopher – Why Democracy?
At British Parliament this week, Professor Sandel presented a special edition of his program “The Public Philosopher” in the Palace of Westminster for BBC Democracy Day asking the question ‘why...
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GW Hatchet: In lecture on ethics, Harvard professor talks baseball with...
Recently Professor Sandel had the opportunity to speak at George Washington University, lecturing on the dilemma of ethics in a market economy.Photo Courtesy: Nicole Radivilov | Hatchet Staff...
View ArticleBBC Radio 4: The Public Philosopher
Professor Michael Sandel’s series on Radio 4, “The Public Philosopher,” is now available for on iTunes. Listen as Professor Sandel examines such topics as voting, morality and the state, immigration,...
View ArticleMarketWatch: Capitalism is Killing America’s Morals
In this op-ed piece, Paul B. Farell takes on Professor Sandel’s theories on how capitalism is affecting modern morality and fueling inequality.
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Fast Company: The Ethical Quandaries You Should Think About The Next Time You...
Professor Michael Sandel talks with Fast Company about urgent ethical questions for a digital age.Photo Credit: Rose Lincoln/Harvard University
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EJ Insight: ‘What money can’t buy’: A Harvard don makes us ponder
Professor Sandel recently spoke at the Research Centre for Human Values at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).Photo: CUHK
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Harvard Gazette: ‘People want politics to be about big things’
The Harvard Gazette takes a look at how Michael Sandel created one of the most famous courses in Harvard’s history.Photo Credit: Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
View ArticleAmerican Repertory Theater: Discussion with Michael Sandel
In a piece about the public education system, Anna Deavere Smith is using the American Repertory Theater to put on “Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education.” Act II of this piece will feature...
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