Justice Whats The Right Thing To Do

This book gave me my first exposure to political philosophy. It elaborates important theorists and their take on justice for uncomfortable but crucial matters. I loved the book from cover to cover.

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It’s a good book to read

Good to read Uploading image of inside printing so you can decide it font and printing is good for you. For me it was great.

It is a book worth reading ...

The seminal classic is now an audiobook ! And it gains a lot in translation to the audio format through the appropriate narration. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand ethics and philosophy.

Theek h isse jyada aur kya hin bolun ab jitna janta tha sb bta diya h tumko or kya sunna h tumhe

A very nice introduction to moral political philosophy of Justice, Freedom and Equality. Provides a sober conclusion emphasising the need for cultivating civic virtue among citizens rather than liberal argument of avoiding morality in politics or matters of Justice. One criticism is that it fails to go international, to provide a transnational notion of justice whether fiscal or social.

O Professor Michael Sandel escreveu um clássico, de linguagem simples, direta, objetiva. O que dizer de um clássico? Bem, basta dizê-lo clássico, simples assim. De qualquer modo destaco uma passagem do livro. Diz ele: "A ganância é um vício, um mau jeito de ser, principalmente quando deixa as pessoas alheias ao sofrimento dos outros.. Mais do que um vício pessoal, está em desacordo com a virtude cívica. Em tempos de dificuldade, uma boa sociedade se une. Em vez de pressionar pela vantagem máxima, as pessoas cuidam umas das outras." Adiante ele acrescenta: "Uma sociedade em que as pessoas exploram seus vizinhos para obter ganhos financeiros em tempos de crise não é uma boa sociedade. A ganância excessiva é, portanto, um vício que uma boa sociedade deve desencorajar, se puder." De imediato me veio à memória um país de grande extensão e grande população localizado na Ásia. Um país em que não há respeito a Direitos Humanos, não há eleição, divisão de Poder e liberdade religiosa. Direitos trabalhistas nem pensar, e justamente porque eles não existem esse país se transformou na grande fábrica de tudo. Uma grande fábrica em que se pratica trabalho escravo ou similar à escravidão. É exemplo para o mundo? o que tem a ensinar? Reflexão que todos deveriam fazer. Quanto ao livro do ilustre Professor de Harvard ele é muito mais do que essa passagem reproduzida acima, sobre ganância e falta de virtude. Recomendo o livro. Boa leitura.

Exceptionally written by a leading intellectual on the matters of political philosophy and applied ethics. Everything is laid out well and real cases used to give practical examples of concepts discussed. One of those books you are disappointed to finish because it's just so good.

Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? Michael Sandel teaches a Harvard course on moral reasoning and justice, so popular that the university has produced it as online video (which you can preview for free). Upon reading Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do you will quickly understand why Sandel's course draws rave reviews. The book is marvelously instructional, even for readers already well-educated in political philosophy. Sandel explores each of the principal aims of justice: maximizing welfare, respecting freedom, and promoting virtue. He delivers clear expositions and critiques of utilitarianism, libertarianism, Kantian ethics, and John Rawls' theory of justice, and then builds a case for the views of Aristotle. Sandel makes all of this easy to assimilate by framing the theoretical discussion in dozens of cases that lay out the issues. His typical approach is to describe a situation posing a moral dilemma, to ask (either explicitly or implicitly) for our reaction about what the right choice would be, and then to probe what moral principle might support that choice. A few of his cases are hypothetical (such as the notorious trolley cars headed toward people on the track) but most are drawn from history, the news, or popular culture, and many are quite contemporary. This may be the only book of serious political philosophy where some of the lessons appropriately rely on Winnie the Pooh, the Simpsons, Miss Manners, and Woody Allen. More typically, the illustrations resonate because they involve humans having to make tough decisions, choices that we ourselves would likely struggle with. No matter what your predispositions, you may find yourself thinking in new ways about such issues as immigration, affirmative action, abortion, stem cell research, assisted suicide, same-sex marriage, and voluntary cannibalism, for example. Sandel's principal criticism of modern theories of justice is that they try to separate questions of fairness and rights from arguments about honor, virtue, and moral desert, that they seek principles that are neutral among ends, enabling people to choose their own preferences. Following Aristotle, Sandel believes that separating arguments about justice from those about the good life is neither possible nor desirable, that the good is prior to the right. Our stance on same-sex marriage, for instance, requires us to take a position on the purpose of marriage, which is contested moral terrain. "A just society can't be achieved simply by maximizing utility or by securing freedom of choice. To achieve a just society we have to reason together about the meaning of the good life, and to create a public culture hospitable to the disagreements that will inevitably arise," he declares. For Sandel, as for Aristotle, the purpose of politics is to form good citizens and cultivate good character. A good philosophy teacher does not necessarily seek total agreement and may leave his or her students with further questions. Here are just a few that occur to me. Is justice a matter of principles guiding behavior or of physiologically instilled moral sentiments helping to shape principles, or both (Sandel's position is not fully elaborated)? If our cultural identities inevitably and desirably inform our moral choices (as he advocates), what principles prevent those communal encumbrances from becoming oppressive (as he warns is possible)? Even if we cannot set aside our cultural identity, why would it be undesirable to try to do so, to be as impartial as possible in questions of justice (think of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings)? Justice is the sort of book that may make you wish you could take Sandel's follow-up class.

Fácil lectura para todo público aunque no se esté familiarizado con el tema, ejemplos claros, buena explicación, buen desarrollo de los temas, incluye ejemplos de autores importantes de cada corriente.

Dr. Sandel's excellent philosophy textbook explains three great moral philosophers, Bentham, Kant, and Rawls. Like his lecture for college students, readers are involved in discussions of controversial problems such as the Wall Street bailout, surrogate mothers, selling organs, Bill Clinton and Monica, affirmative actions, and so on. Utilitarianism is simple but problematic in ethics, defined categorically and imperatively according to Kant. Rawls emphasizes civic virtue and the common good to solve the matter of ethics. Audible was not suited for me because of the sophisticated sentences; Give me a little time to think.