Has anybody read the book "Justice" yet? by Michael Sandel or heard much about it?

[stray cat]

http://www.amazon.com/Justice-Whats-Right-Thing-Do/dp/0374180652/ref=pd_nr_b_79?ie=UTF8&s=books

PBS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=30C13C91CFFEFEA6

[housewolf]

1. Haven't read the book but have seen some of the series on PBS

They play late at night so I have seen them all. It's recordings of the class at Harvard where the ideas of justice and ethics are being discussed. The prof suggests various difficult scenarios, pressents various ethical tenets that might influence one's thinking, and asks members of the call what they think and why. Often he draws in the philosopical heritage of the ideas and talks about philosophers and the foundation of philosophical and ethical tenets. It's quite interesting. I became intrigued after seeing the prof on Charlie Rose a few weeks ago.

[stray cat]

2. Thanks for the info - it looks intriguing and I'm thinking about putting it on my netflix list

[Jim__]

3. I haven't read the book, but ...

he is interviewed by Julian Baggini in the 1st quarte 2010 issue of The Philosophers' Magazine. The interview is not really on his book but does give a general overview of his philosophy.

Edited to add a link to the interview: I didn't realize the interview is available online.