Justice
tv show
12 total episodes
-
1 seasons
First Aired September 13, 2009
Genres:
Overview
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.
Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure
Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 30m
Air Date
September 20, 2009
Overview
Sandel presents some contemporary cases in which cost-benefit analysis was used to put a dollar value on human life. The cases give rise to several objections to the utilitarian logic of seeking “the greatest good for the greatest number.” Is it possible to sum up and compare all values using a common measure like money?