Justice with Michael Sandel
Season 1 Episode 4 - The Land is My Land/Consenting Adults
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2009
Talk
The philosopher John Locke believes that individuals have certain rights so fundamental that no government can ever take them away. These rights—to life, liberty and property—were given to us as human beings in the the state of nature, a time before government and laws were created. According to Locke, our natural rights are governed by the law of nature, known by reason, which says that we can neither give them up nor take them away from anyone else. Sandel wraps up the lecture by raising a question: what happens to our natural rights once we enter society and consent to a system of laws?
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
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Arguing Affirmative Action/What's The Purpose?
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The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit
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The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies
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