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Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER"
Harvard University · Discussed on HN from 2013 to 2025
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- 01trolley problem
- 02ethics
- 03michael sandel
The first episode of Michael Sandel's Harvard course on moral reasoning, opening with the trolley problem and the choice between killing one to save five. Sandel draws out student arguments and introduces utilitarian and other approaches to justice.
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