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- -: Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate
June 8, 2010 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in justice. TEDTalks is a...
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- -: Has science undermined the place of philosophy?
July 7, 2011 (almost 12 years ago)Michael Sandel discusses the idea of the prestige of rigor and the relationship between philosophy and science.
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- -: Michael Sandel: Self-government for a Modern Age
July 7, 2011 (almost 12 years ago)We don't live in small city-states anymore and so must craft a form of governance suited to a global order, says Michael Sandel.
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- -: Michael Sandel Frames the Stem Cell Debate
July 7, 2011 (almost 12 years ago)Michael Sandel frames the stem cell debate.
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- -: Is It Ethical for Parents to Choose Their Child's Sex?
September 21, 2007 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1477 Philosopher Michael Sandel and medical researcher William Haseltine debate ethical issues in genetic engineering, in a conversation with the Aspen Institute's Elliot Gerson. ----- "The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Ge...
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- -: How Divided is America, Really?
October 5, 2007 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/07/04/What_Does_America_Stand_for_Today? Alan Wolfe, author and Professor of Political Science at Boston College, argues that modern American culture may not be as politically divided as many Americans believe. ----- "What Does America Stand for Today?" w...
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- -: Aristotle's Take on Gay Marriage?
November 6, 2008 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/04/Michael_Sandel_Justice-Journey_in_Moral_Reasoninga Harvard University Professor of Government Michael Sandel explains classical Aristotelian notions of "justice," by examining them in the context of the modern issue of same-sex marriage. ----- Harva...
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- -: Should We Sell American Citizenship? - Michael Sandel
July 25, 2009 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/20/Michael_Sandel_on_Markets_and_Morals Political philosopher Michael Sandel weighs the ethics of using free market principles to solve America's immigration problem. He analyzes Gary Becker's proposal to solve the immigration debate by asking if "the US...
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- -: Ethics of Outsourcing Pregnancy to India - Michael Sandel
July 27, 2009 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/20/Michael_Sandel_on_Markets_and_Morals Political philosopher Michael Sandel analyzes the moral implications of using poor women in developing countries like India as commercial surrogate mothers. Sandel challenges the audience to debate the ethics of ou...
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- -: Morality and the Free Market - Michael Sandel
July 28, 2009 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/20/Michael_Sandel_on_Markets_and_Morals Political philosopher Michael Sandel argues that free market economics have affected American perceptions of ethics, morality, and value. By emphasizing the monetary value of human goods, says Sandel, Americans may...
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Michael Sandel: What's the Right Thing To Do?
September 1, 2005 (almost 18 years ago)Michael Sandel talks about the personal, moral and political risks of justice and its philosophical implications.
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Tim Jackson: Economic Reality Check
July 1, 2010 (almost 13 years ago)Tim Jackson gives an eye opener speech on the world's economic state.
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Michael Sandel: The Lost Art of Democratic Debate
February 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Michael Sandel explores justice and democratic debate interactvely with the audience.
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