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Debating Same-sex Marriage; The Good Life
Debating Same-sex Marriage; The Good Life
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The Season 1 finale focuses on same-sex marriage.
60 min.
The Good Citizen; Freedom vs. Fit
The Good Citizen; Freedom vs. Fit
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Disabled golfer Casey Martin's case against the PGA.
60 min.
Claims of Community; Where Our Loyalty Lies
Claims of Community; Where Our Loyalty Lies
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Kant's belief in a universal duty to humanity.
60 min.
Arguing Affirmative Action; What's the Purpose?
Arguing Affirmative Action; What's the Purpose?
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The pros and cons of affirmative action are debated.
60 min.
What's a Fair Start? What Do We Deserve?
What's a Fair Start? What Do We Deserve?
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Redistributing wealth to help the disadvantaged.
60 min.
A Lesson in Lying; A Deal is a Deal
A Lesson in Lying; A Deal is a Deal
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The morality of lying and misleading truths.
60 min.
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Sandel describes the 1996 court case of a white woman named Cheryl Hopwood who was denied admission to a Texas law school, even though she had higher grades and test scores than some of the minority applicants who were admitted. Hopwood took her case to court, arguing the school’s affirmative action program violated her rights. Students discuss the pros and cons of affirmative action.
The second half hour focuses on Aristotle, who disagrees with Rawls and Kant. When considering matters of distribution, Aristotle argues one must consider the goal, the end, the purpose of what is being distributed. Justice is a matter of fitting a person’s virtues with an appropriate role. And the highest political offices should go to those with the best judgment and the greatest civic virtue.
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