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Individual Course
Justice
Course Length
12 weeks
3-6 hours a week
Featuring faculty from:
Harvard Kennedy School
Enroll as Individual
Certificate Price:
$ 209
Enroll as Individual
Certificate Price:
$ 209
Join Harvard professor Michael Sandel in this course that explores critical analysis of justice theories, including discussion of present-day applications.
Taught by lauded Harvard professor Michael Sandel, Justice explores critical analysis of classical and contemporary theories of justice, including discussion of present-day applications. Topics include affirmative action, income distribution, same-sex marriage, the role of markets, debates about rights (human rights and property rights), arguments for and against equality, dilemmas of loyalty in public and private life. The course invites learners to subject their own views on these controversies to critical examination.
The principal readings for the course are texts by Aristotle, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls. Other assigned readings include writings by contemporary philosophers, court cases, and articles about political controversies that raise philosophical questions.
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- Learning Outcome
An understanding of social justice and criminal justice, and the roles they play in the modern justice system
- Learning Outcome
A deeper sense of the philosophy that underlies modern issues such as affirmative action, same sex marriage, and equality
- Learning Outcome
The ability to better articulate and evaluate philosophical arguments and ask philosophical questions
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- Do it on your own time
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Ways to take this course
Audit or Pursue a Verified Certificate
A Verified Certificate costs $209 and provides unlimited access to full course materials, activities, tests, and forums. At the end of the course, learners who earn a passing grade can receive a certificate.
Alternatively, learners can Audit the course for free and have access to select course material, activities, tests, and forums. Please note that this track does not offer a certificate for learners who earn a passing grade.
Faculty
Your Instructor
Michael J. Sandel
Michael Sandel is a world-renowned political philosopher known for his ability to relate enduring moral questions to the most pressing issues of our time. His books—on justice, democracy, ethics, and markets—have been translated into more than 30 languages. Described as “a rock-star moralist” (Newsweek) and “the world’s most influential living philosopher” (New Statesman), Sandel’s online courses have been viewed by tens of millions of people. He is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University.
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