Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
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| Author | Michael Sandel |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Political philosophy |
| Published | 2009 |
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Justice: What's the right thing to do? is a 2009 book on political philosophy by Michael J. Sandel.
Background
The work was written to accompany Sandel's famous "Justice" course at Harvard University which he has taught for more than thirty years and which has been offered online and in various TV summary versions. There is also an accompanying sourcebook of readings: Justice: A Reader.[1]
Summary
Sandel addresses a series of alternative theories of justice. The utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham is outlined and criticised and then John Stuart Mill's refinements are discussed. The libertarians, in particular Robert Nozick, and their arguments are discussed. Then Sandel discusses Immanuel Kant and his 'categorical imperative'. The discussion then goes on to John Rawls's work. Then Aristotle and the concept of 'telos' is discussed. It is here that Sandel begins to make clear his own perspective. He argues that justice, rather than being autonomous (as Kantians or Rawlsians might have it), has a goal. A form of communitarianism. Sandel quotes Alasdair MacIntyre and his characterisation of humans as being 'storytelling beings' who live their lives with narrative quests.
Editions
- Sandel, Michael (2010). Justice: what's the right thing to do. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374532505.
| Language | Translator | Translated title | Publisher | Year | Catalogue numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | Zhu Huiling [朱慧玲] | 公正：该如何做是好? | Beijing: Citic Press Group [中信出版社] | 2011 | ISBN 9789868271265, OCLC 712612963 |
| Chinese (traditional) | Le Wei-liang [樂為良] | 正義：一場思辨之旅 | Taipei: Ars Longa Press [雅言文化出版有限公司] | 2011 | ISBN 9789868271265, OCLC 862888976 |
| French | Patrick Savidan | Justice | Paris: Albin Michel | 2016 | ISBN 9782226314994 |
| German | Helmut Reuter | Gerechtigkeit: Wie wir das Richtige tun | Berlin: Ullstein | 2013 | ISBN 9783550080098 |
| Greek | Alexandros Kioupkiolis [Αλέξανδρος Κιουπκιολής] | Δικαιοσύνη — Τι είναι σωστό | Athens: Polis (Πόλις) | 2011 | ISBN 9789604353040 |
| Hungarian | Felcsuti Péter | Mi igazságos ...és mi nem? | Budapest: Corvina Kiadó | 2012 | ISBN 9789631360486 |
| Japanese | Shinobu Onizawa [鬼澤忍] | これからの「正義」の話をしよう : いまを生き延びるための哲学 | Tokyo: Hayakawa Shobō [早川書房] | 2010 | ISBN 9784152091314, OCLC 703436661 |
| Korean | Yi Chang-shin [이창신] | 정의란 무엇인가? | Paju, Gyeonggi-do: Gimm-Young Publishers, Inc. [김영사] | 2010 | ISBN 9788934939603, OCLC 643112910 |
| Portuguese | Heloísa Matias, Maria Alice Máximo | Justiça: O que é fazer a coisa certa | Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira | 2011 | ISBN 9788520010303 |
| Russian | Aleksandr Kalinin [Александр Калинин] | Справедливость. Как поступать правильно? | Moscow: Mann, Ivanov & Ferber [Манн, Иванов и Фербер] | 2013 | ISBN 9785916578140 |
| Turkish | Mehmet Kocaoğlu | Adalet Yapılması Gereken Doğru Şey Nedir? | Ankara: BigBang Yayınları | 2013 | ISBN 9786054665020 |
| Vietnamese | Hồ Đắc Phương | Phải trái đúng sai | Ho Chi Minh City: Tre Publishing House | 2011 | OCLC 793005602 |
Notes
References
- Justice: A Journey in Moral Reasoning, Michael J. Sandel
- Makarchev, Nikita. "Sandel Wins Enrollment Battle." The Harvard Crimson. September 26, 2007.
- Harvard University's Justice with Michael Sandel
- "Justice"—On Air, in Books, Online, by Craig Lambert, September 22, 2009
- BBC Four's Justice series.
- Badger, Phil (May–June 2011). "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael Sandel, book review". Philosophy Now. 83: 40–41.
- Symposium, Boston University (July 2011). "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? A public lecture and symposium on Michael J. Sandel's recent book". Boston University Law Review. 91 (4): 1301–1569.
- Moyn, Samuel (7 December 2009). "Book: This Seeming Brow of Justice". The Nation. 289 (19): 35–38.
- Etzioni, Amitai (Spring 2010). "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel, book review". The Hedgehog Review (Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture). 12 (1): 85–88.
- Priel, Danny (December 2010). "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? By Michael J. Sandel, book review". International Journal of Law in Context. 6 (04): 418–422. doi:10.1017/S1744552310000376.