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A renowned Harvard professors brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our societyand of the moral dilemmas we face as citizens

For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport, The Nations reviewer of Justice remarked.

In his acclaimed bookbased on his legendary Harvard courseSandel 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 marketsSandel 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 wisean 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