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MIT and Harvard agree to transfer edX to ed-tech firm 2U

Two-part transaction would turn edX into a public benefit company while generously funding a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the impact of digital learning. A new nonprofit led by MIT and Harvard University will focus on overcoming persistent inequities in online learning, in part through exploring how to apply artificial intelligence to enable personalized learning that... Continue Reading →

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 12: Part One: “Debating Same-Sex Marriage” & Part Two: “The Good Life”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "DEBATING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE" If principles of justice depend on the moral or intrinsic worth of the ends that rights serve, how should we deal with the fact that people hold different ideas and conceptions of what is good? Students address this question in a heated debate about same-sex marriage. Should same-sex marriage be... Continue Reading →

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 11: Part One: “The Claims of Community” & Part Two: “Where our Loyalty Lies”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "THE CLAIMS OF COMMUNITY" In this episode, Professor Sandel presents Kant's objections to Aristotle's theory. According to Kant: a) politics must respect individual freedom and b) people must always respect other people's freedom to make their own choices—a universal duty to humanity—but for Kant, there is no other source of moral obligation. This... Continue Reading →

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 10: Part One: “The Good Citizen” & Part Two: “Freedom vs Fit”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "THE GOOD CITIZEN" Aristotle examines the purpose and the the goal (telos) of politics. On the one hand, the purpose is to promote and cultivate the virtue of the citizens and we should reward most, those who in turn contribute most to the purpose. On the other hand, the good life is the... Continue Reading →

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 09: Part One: “Arguing Affirmative Action” & Part Two: “What’s the Purpose?”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "ARGUING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION" Cheryl Hopwood, a white woman who had applied for admission to a Texas law school, saw her admission denied. At the same time, minority applicants who had lower grades than hers, were admitted. She took her case to court in 1996 arguing that her rights were violated by the school's... Continue Reading →

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 08: Part One: “What’s a Fair Start?” & Part Two: “What Do We Deserve?”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "WHAT'S A FAIR START?" Is it just to tax the rich in order to help the poor? John Rawls argues that to answer this question, one should ask about the principles that were chosen in order to govern the distribution of income and wealth in case he didn't know certain things such as:... Continue Reading →

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 →

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 05: Part One: “Hired Guns” & Part Two: “Motherhood. For Sale.”) Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: HIRED GUNS Is today's voluntary army open to any objections? Should military service be allocated by the labor market or by conscription? What role should patriotism play, and what are the obligations of citizenship? Is there a civic duty to serve one's country? Are utilitarians and libertarians able to account for this duty?... Continue Reading →

Περί GDPR (Γενικού Κανονισμού Προστασίας Δεδομένων)

Πρόκειται για τον Κανονισμό (ΕΕ) του 2016/679 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου της 27ης Απριλίου 2016 για την προστασία των φυσικών προσώπων έναντι της επεξεργασίας των δεδομένων προσωπικού χαρακτήρα και για την ελεύθερη κυκλοφορία των δεδομένων αυτών. Με δύο λόγια αναφέρεται στο δικαίωμα ενημέρωσης, πρόσβασης, διόρθωσης και εναντίωσης στην φορητότητα των προσωπικών δεδομένων. Σε... Continue Reading →

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