About this course
Taught by famous Harvard professor Michael Sandel, "Justice" examines important ideas about fairness and equality from both old and new times, and talks about how these ideas apply to our lives today. This text talks about different subjects like giving special consideration to certain groups of people, how money is divided among individuals, marriages between people of the same sex, how markets function, discussions about rights (such as the rights people have and the rights to own property), reasons for and against fairness, and difficult situations when it comes to being loyal in both public and private life. The course asks learners to carefully analyze and evaluate their own opinions on these controversies.
The main books you need to read for the course are written by Aristotle, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls. Other readings that you have to do include writings by philosophers who are alive now, court cases, and articles about political controversies that make you think about philosophy.
What will you learn on this course :
- The basics of political philosophy
- Social justice and criminal justice are important parts of the justice system nowadays.
- A deeper understanding of the beliefs and ideas that influence current topics like affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and equality.
- Being able to express and analyze philosophical arguments more effectively and ask deep philosophical questions.
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