Justice cover art

Justice

What's the Right Thing to Do?

 Preview
Free with 30-day trial
Prime logo New to Audible Prime Member exclusive:
2 credits with free trial
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Justice

Written by: Michael J. Sandel
Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel
Free with 30-day trial

₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹752.00

Buy Now for ₹752.00

About this listen

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael J Sandel's, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? Read by the author himself.

Considering the role of justice in our society and our lives, Michael Sandel reveals how an understanding of philosophy can help to make sense of politics, religion, morality - and our own convictions. Breaking down hotly contested issues, from abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage, to patriotism, dissent and affirmative action, Sandel shows how the biggest questions in our civic life can be broken down and illuminated through reasoned debate. Justice promises to take readers - of all ages and political persuasions - on an exhilarating journey to confront today's political and moral controversies in a fresh and enlightening way.

 Civics & Citizenship Ethics & Morality History & Theory Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government

Critic Reviews

One of the world's most interesting political philosophers
Justice is a lucid and compelling analysis of our current moral dilemmas, which argues for a new commitment to citizenship and the common good
In the beautifully concise explanations of American philosopher Michael Sandel, I see great insight into our current predicaments. If any political reckoning is on its way . . . then perhaps it might come from the philosophy department of Harvard

Michael Sandel, perhaps the most prominent college professor in America,...practices the best kind of academic populism, managing to simplify John Stuart Mill and John Rawls without being simplistic. But Sandel is best at what he calls bringing 'moral clarity to the alternatives we confront as democratic citizens'.... He ends up clarifying a basic political divide - not between left and right, but between those who recognize nothing greater than individual rights and choices, and those who affirm a 'politics of the common good,' rooted in moral beliefs that can't be ignored

(Michael Gerson)
Michael Sandel transforms moral philosophy by putting it at the heart of civic debate....Sandel's insistence on the inescapably ethical character of political debate is enormously refreshing (Edward Skidelsky)
A spellbinding philosopher.... For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport.... He is calling for nothing less than a reinvigoration of citizenship (Samuel Moyn)
An ambitious and an appealing idea. Intriguingly, I find myself persuaded that it might well be worth a try
More than exhilarating; exciting in its ability to persuade this student/reader, time and again, that the principle now being invoked-on this page, in this chapter-is the one to deliver the sufficiently inclusive guide to the making of a decent life (Vivien Gornick)
Sandel explains theories of justice...with clarity and immediacy; the ideas of Aristotle, Jeremy Bentham, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Robert Nozick and John Rawls have rarely, if ever, been set out as accessibly... In terms we can all understand, Justice confronts us with the concepts that lurk, so often unacknowledged, beneath our conflicts (Jonathan Rauch)
This book is absolutely indispensable for anyone who wants to be a good citizen. It shows how to balance competing values, a talent our nation desperately needs nowadays (Walter Isaacson, author of 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life')
All stars
Most relevant
Although Sandel's arguments borrow heavily from incidents in American society, the idea of a what a just and moral society should look like is applicable to any modern democracy. Highly appreciated for everyone interested in being a part of a society that does not shy away from engaging with and valuing the ideas of virtue and morals.

A must read for a citizen of any nation

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This should be mandatory reading/listening for everyone. The author is able to put forth arguments of different ideas of justice and also his own conception with very convincing points. The way he brings Aristotle, Kant, Mill and Bentham in modern issues is just beautiful!

Masterpiece!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
An outstanding book! Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in developing an understanding of the concept of justice.

Outstanding

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A book that will attract you more than once to ponder over the ideas and ideals of justice. While discussing the notion of what constitutes justice the writer, unintentionally, also reveals the richness of meaning in the simplest acts in our daily lives. Loved it.

A practical guide to the art & science of thinking

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.