Justice with Michael Sandel - Season 1 Episode 7 A Lesson In Lying/A Deal Is A Deal

Name: Justice with Michael Sandel
Genre: Talk
Released: 09 Sep 2009
Rating: 9.00

2009-09-09 48 minutes.

9.00 1 votes

Talk harvard university lecture

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Sep 09, 2009

1 - 1

The Moral Side of Murder/The Case for Cannibalism Sep 09, 2009
1 - 2

Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure Sep 09, 2009
1 - 3

Free to Choose/Who Owns Me? Sep 09, 2009
1 - 4

The Land is My Land/Consenting Adults Sep 09, 2009
1 - 5

Hired Guns?/For Sale: Motherhood Sep 09, 2009
1 - 6

Mind Your Motive/The Supreme Principle of Morality Sep 09, 2009
1 - 7

A Lesson In Lying/A Deal Is A Deal Sep 09, 2009
1 - 8

What's A Fair Start?/What Do We Deserve? Sep 09, 2009
1 - 9

Arguing Affirmative Action/What's The Purpose? Sep 09, 2009
1 - 10

The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit Sep 09, 2009
1 - 11

The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies Sep 09, 2009
1 - 12

Debating Same-Sex Marriage/The Good Life Sep 09, 2009

0 Season 0 Jun 14, 2011

0 - 1

BBC: Fair pay? Jun 14, 2011
0 - 2

BBC: Justice: Torture and human dignity Jun 14, 2011
0 - 3

BBC: Justice: Collective responsibility Jun 14, 2011
0 - 4

BBC: The Public Philosopher with Michael Sandel: Institute of Politics Nov 01, 2012
0 - 5

Bioethics - Designer Children Jan 01, 1970
0 - 6

Bioethics - Testing Utilitarianism Jan 01, 1970
0 - 7

The Ultimate Choice Jan 01, 1970

Overview

Immanuel Kants stringent theory of morality allows for no exceptions. Kant believed that telling a lie, even a white lie, is a violation of ones own dignity. Professor Sandel asks students to test Kants theory with this hypothetical case: if your friend were hiding inside your home, and a person intent on killing your friend came to your door and asked you where he was, would it be wrong to tell a lie? If so, would it be moral to try to mislead the murderer without actually lying? This leads to a discussion of the morality of misleading truths. Sandel wraps up the lecture with a video clip of one of the most famous, recent examples of dodging the truth: President Clinton talking about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

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Studio NHK Educational TV

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