Justice with Michael Sandel

Justice is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on public television. In this 12-part series, college professor Michael Sandel challenges us with hard moral dilemmas and invites us to ponder the right thing to do-in politics and in our everyday lives.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Justice with Michael Sandel
First Air Date	September 9, 2009
Last Air Date	September 9, 2009
Seasons	1
Episodes	12
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	—
Original Language	English
Production Countries	—
Production Companies	WGHB GBH
Networks	NHK Educational TV

S01E12

Debating Same-Sex Marriage/The Good Life

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 legal? Can we settle the matter without discussing the moral permissibility of homosexuality or the purpose of marriage?

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