Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? Contributor(s): Sandel, Michael J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374532508 ISBN-13: 9780374532505 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Dewey: 172.2 |
LCCN: 2010293307 |
Lexile Measure: 1210(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.65 lbs) 320 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Books & Culture 09/01/2010 pg. 25 New York Times Book Review 10/03/2010 pg. 32 |
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Publisher Description: 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 book--based on his legendary Harvard course--Sandel 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 markets--Sandel 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 wise--an essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our civic life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sandel, Michael J.: - Michael J. Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1980. He is the author of many books, including Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?, a New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paperback and a bestseller in translation in Japan and South Korea as well. He has taught his undergraduate course "Justice" to more than 15,000 Harvard students over the years, and video footage of the course were adapted into a PBS television series. Sandel graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University and received his doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He served on the George W. Bush administration's President's Council on Bioethics. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. |
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