Michael Sandel on Justice

Philosophy Bites

Nigel Warburton

Education, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2011

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel discusses 3 different theories of Justice in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast: Bentham's, Kant's and Aristotle's. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.

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0:00.0	This is made
0:03.0	philosophy bites with me David Edmonds and me Nigel Warberton.
0:07.0	Philosophy bites is available at
0:09.0	www
0:10.0	philosophy bites dot com.
0:12.0	Philosophy bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.
0:16.0	About the most popular course at Harvard University is one on justice,
0:21.0	so popular that it's been turned into a television series.
0:24.0	Politicians and lawyers as well as philosophers often bandy around the term justice,
0:29.0	but it's not always clear what they mean by it.
0:32.0	On the face of it such a simple notion that but it's not always clear what they mean by it.
0:32.6	On the face of it such a simple notion,
0:34.9	the concept of justice is in fact notoriously complex.
0:39.1	What philosophy by it's needed was someone
0:40.9	who could pick apart the various ways of understanding it.
0:44.8	Who better then than the professor who delivers those packed to the rafters Harvard lectures,
0:49.6	Michael Sandell.
0:51.6	Michael Sandell, welcome to Philosophy Bites.
0:53.8	It's great to be back.
0:55.3	We're going to focus on the topic of justice.
0:58.7	For me, the word justice seems to imply that there is some injustice in the world.
1:02.8	It seems to be something like a legal term, almost,
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