Lectures tagged "Personal Finances"


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Debating Same-Sex Marriage / The Good Life
Michael Sandel
November 29, 2009
00:55:10
Lecture Twenty-Two: "Debating Same-Sex Marriage" If principles of justice depend on the moral or intrinsic worth of the ends that rights serve, how does society deal with the fact that people hold different ideas and conceptions of what is good?
The Claims of Community / Where Our Loyalty Lies
Michael Sandel
November 22, 2009
00:55:10
Lecture Twenty-One: “The Claims of Community” Professor Sandel presents Immanuel Kant’s and John Rawl’s objections to Aristotle who believe that individuals should be free and capable of choosing his or her ends. This leads to an introduction to the communitarian view.
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.
Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights
Irene Khan
October 19, 2009
01:05:52
Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan discusses her new book The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights.
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.
Cornelius Vanderbilt: The First Tycoon
T.J. Stiles
April 29, 2009
01:18:55
T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon, discusses the life of 19th century railroad magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The Third Chapter: Life Between 50 and 75
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
March 25, 2009
01:12:26
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot discusses a major cultural shift in how older people are re-defining the word "retirement", in her new book, The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk and Adventure in the 25 Years after 50.