Lectures tagged "Philanthropy"


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How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities
John Cassidy
December 4, 2009
00:46:49
Journalist John Cassidy examines How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities, describing the rising influence of what he calls utopian economics--thinking that is blind to how real people act and that denies the many ways an unregulated free market can produce disastrous unintended c
The Good Citizen / Freedom vs. Fit
The Good Citizen / Freedom vs. Fit
Michael Sandel
November 15, 2009
Lecture Nineteen: "The Good Citizen" Aristotle's theory of justice leads to a contemporary debate about golf, specifically "the purpose" of golf. Students debate whether the PGA was wrong in not allowing a disabled golfer, Casey Martin, to use a golf cart during professional tournaments.
Arguing Affirmative Action / What’s the Purpose?
Arguing Affirmative Action / What’s the Purpose?
Michael Sandel
November 8, 2009
00:55:00
Lecture Seventeen: "Arguing Affirmative Action" Students discuss the issue of affirmative action and college admissions. Is it "just" for schools to consider race and ethnicity as a factor in admissions? Does it violate individual rights?
What’s a Fair Start? / What Do We Deserve?
What’s a Fair Start? / What Do We Deserve?
Michael Sandel
November 1, 2009
00:55:06
Lecture Fifteen: "What's a Fair Start?" John Rawls applied his "veil of ignorance" theory to social and economic equality issues, as well as fair governance.
Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action for the 21st Century
James Orbinski
October 21, 2009
00:59:29
Physician and humanitarian James Orbinski discusses his new book, An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action for the Twenty-First Century. During his medical school days, James Orbinski journeyed to Rwanda on a year-long research trip.
Mind Your Motive / The Supreme Principle of Morality
Michael Sandel
October 18, 2009
00:55:13
Lecture Eleven: "Mind Your Motive" Professor Sandel introduces Immanuel Kant -- one of the most challenging and difficult thinkers in his course. Kant believes we, as individuals, are sacred and the bearer of rights, but not because we own ourselves.
This Land is My Land / Consenting Adults
Michael Sandel
October 4, 2009
00:54:58
Lecture Seven: "This Land is My Land" John Locke is both a supporter and detractor from the theory of Libertarianism. Locke argues that in the "state of nature," before any political structure has been established, every human has certain natural rights to life, liberty -- and property.
Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
Paul Polak
September 24, 2009
01:25:42
Paul Polak, writer and founder of International Development Enterprises, and Dr. Jasmine Waddell, senior officer for Research and Learning for the US Regional Office of Oxfam America, discuss entrepreneurial practices that address poverty at its roots.