Synopsis

Harvard professor Michael Sandel examines Immanuel Kant's stringent theory of morality, which says that telling any type of lie is a violation of one's own dignity.

Further Information

More clips from Justice

01: The Moral Side to Murder | Justice

BBC Four | 2011 | 25'18''

Professor Michael Sandel presents the first in a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate course in Political Philosophy. He ...

02: The Case for Cannibalism | Justice

BBC Four | 2011 | 28'40''

Michael Sandel presents a lecture from his Harvard course on justice, exploring Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian philosophy with reference...

03: How to Measure Pleasure | Justice

BBC Four | 2011 | 28'11''

Michael Sandel's lecture uses Hamlet and The Simpsons to explore John Stuart Mill's theory that utilitarianism can make room for a dist...

05: What's a Fair Start? | Justice

BBC Four | 2011 | 25'39''

Michael Sandel's lecture looks at John Rawls, who argued that for a fair social system one must start from an imaginary position where eve...

06: The Good Citizen | Justice

BBC Four | 2011 | 28'13''

Michael Sandel's lecture on the philosophy of justice links Aristotle's belief that the purpose of politics is to promote the virtue of a coun...

07: Freedom vs Fit | Justice

BBC Four | 2011 | 27'51''

Michael Sandel's lecture looks at the issue of individual rights and the freedom to choose, and he addresses one of the most glaring objections ...

08: The Good Life | Justice

BBC Four | 2011 | 28'53''

Michael Sandel lecture using controversies over same-sex marriage and abortion to examine whether it is necessary to reason about the good life i...

We use cookies!

04: A Lesson in Lying | Justice

Synopsis

More clips from Justice

More resources about Philosophers