Would You Kill the Fat Man?: The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us about Right and Wrong
"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed bookۥbased on his legendary Harvard courseۥSandel 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 marketsۥSandel 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 wiseۥan essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our civic life.
Country | USA |
Brand | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Manufacturer | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 6925613 |
ReleaseDate | 2010-08-17 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 8601405030573 |