A renowned political philosopher rethinks the role that markets and money should play in the society. Sandel takes up one of the biggest ethical questions of the time: Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale?

Affirmative action, same-sex marriage, the moral limits of markets—Sandel 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,... [More...]

Sandel provokes a debate with this question: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society, and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets do not honor and money cannot buy? (Philosophy)

Sandel's legendary Justice course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard, and he now helps listeners consider what people owe one another as citizens, and how they can think about it together.

What ails democracy in America today, and what can be done about it? DEMOCRACY'S DISCONTENT traces our political predicament to a defect in the public philosophy by which we live. In a searching account of current controversies over the role of government,... [More...]

Michael Sandel traces the limits of liberalism to the conception of the person that underlies it, and urges for a deeper understanding of community than liberalism allows.

In this book, Michael Sandel takes up some of the hotly contested moral and political issues of our time, including affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich... [More...]