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Freshman Common Reading Program 2015-2016: Michael J. Sandel

Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do? by Michael J. Sandel

Michael J. Sandel

Michael Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University. Sandel's legendary 'Justice' course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard. In 2007, Harvard made Sandel's course available to alumni around the world through webstreaming and podcasting. Over 5,000 participants signed up, and Harvard Clubs from Mexico to Australia organized local discussion groups in connection with the course. In May 2007, Sandel delivered a series of lectures at major universities in China and he has been a visiting professor at the Sorbonne, Paris. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Council on Foreign Relations. Sandel is the author of many books and has previously written for the Atlantic Monthly, the New Republic and the New York Times. He was the 2009 BBC Reith Lecturer.

http://www.justiceharvard.org/

About the writer

Anthony, Andrew. "Michael Sandel: Master of Life's Big Questions." The Guardian: The Observer. Web, 7 April, 2012.

Interviews

Michael Sandel -- The Art of Theory Interview

Other Works by Michael J. Sandel