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.Author: Michael J. Sandel
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 08/17/2010
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780374532505
Language: English
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