Justice with Michael Sandel
Season 1 Episode 10 - The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit
9.0 ?
2009
Talk
Aristotle believes the purpose of politics is to promote and cultivate the virtue of its citizens. The telos or goal of the state and political community is the good life. And those citizens who contribute most to the purpose of the community are the ones who should be most rewarded. But how do we know the purpose of a community or a practice? Aristotles theory of justice leads to a contemporary debate about golf. Sandel describes the case of Casey Martin, a disabled golfer, who sued the PGA after it declined his request to use a golf cart on the PGA Tour. The case leads to a debate about the purpose of golf and whether a players ability to walk the course is essential to the game.
Episodes in Season 1
1
The Moral Side of Murder/The Case for Cannibalism
2
Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure
3
Free to Choose/Who Owns Me?
4
The Land is My Land/Consenting Adults
5
Hired Guns?/For Sale: Motherhood
6
Mind Your Motive/The Supreme Principle of Morality
7
A Lesson In Lying/A Deal Is A Deal
8
What's A Fair Start?/What Do We Deserve?
9
Arguing Affirmative Action/What's The Purpose?
10
The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit
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11
The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies
12
