What’s the Right Thing to Do? (Episode 06. Part One: Mind Your Motive & Part Two: The Supreme Principle of Morality), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: MIND YOUR MOTIVE Professor Sandel introduces the challenging but influential philosopher Immanuel Kant who rejected utilitarianism and said that each person has certain fundamental duties and rights that take precedence over maximizing utility. Professor Sandel gives us an example that Kant used; that of a shopkeeper who didn’t shortchange a customer only because... Continue Reading →

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