A renowned Harvard professor's brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our society--and of the moral dilemmas we face as citizens "For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed bookbased on his legendary Harvard courseSandel offers a rare education in thinking through the complicated issues and controversies we face in public life today. It has emerged as a most lucid and engaging guide for those who yearn for a more robust and thoughtful public discourse. "In terms we can all understand," wrote Jonathan Rauch in The New York Times, Justice "confronts us with the concepts that lurk . . . beneath our conflicts." Affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, the moral limits of marketsSandel relates the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day, and shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions as well. Justice is lively, thought-provoking, and wisean essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our civic life.
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
$16.63 - $34.66
- UPC:
- 9780374532505
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 8/17/2010
- Release Date:
- 8/17/2010
- Author:
- Sandel, Michael J.
- Language:
- English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- Edition:
- Reprint
- Pages:
- 320