Tag: "individual_rights"

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 →

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Justice: “What’s the Right Thing to Do?”, Michael Sandel (Episode 03: “Free to Choose” & “Who Owns Me?”)

Part One: "What's the Right Thing to Do?" Individual rights. Should the government have the power to enact laws that: Protect people from themselves, such as seat-belt laws?Impose some people’s moral values on society as a whole? OrRedistribute income from the rich to the poor? (Sandel, explains the libertarian notion that re-distributive taxation is akin... Continue Reading →

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