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Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER"
Harvard University · Sep 4, 2009 · 54m 56s
What this video covers
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.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
One of the most frequently recommended online lecture series on HN, praised for giving people vocabulary to examine ethical positions and for Sandel's skilled teaching.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“I found these lectures on the topic absolutely amazing to watch”
“Two lecture series I always recommend, and feel like everyone should watch”
“I find it the most interesting. It's Harvard's philosophy course”