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.
Mind Your Motive/The Supreme Principle of Morality
Season 1 - Episode 6 - 1h 30m
Air Date
October 18, 2009
Overview
Professor Sandel introduces Immanuel Kant, a challenging but influential philosopher. Kant rejects the notion that morality is about calculating consequences. When we act out of duty—doing something simply because it is right—only then do our actions have moral worth.