Michael J. Sandel Libros

En Justicia, el prestigioso autor y profesor Michael Sandel examina el papel de la justicia en nuestras vidas y en la sociedad, y explica cómo la filosofía puede ayudar a entender la política, la religión o la moral, e incluso nuestras propias convicciones. Deteniéndose en cuestiones tan polémicas como el aborto, la eutanasia, el matrimonio homosexual, el patriotismo o la disidencia, Sandel muestra que las cuestiones más importantes que afrontamos como ciudadanos pueden someterse a un debate racional. Justicia garantiza a los lectores de todas las edades e ideas políticas un viaje fascinante a través de los conceptos que subyacen en las controversias políticas y morales de la actualidad. Un libro fundamental para nuestra vida en sociedad

El profesor de filosofía más famoso del mundo analiza el fracaso del sistema meritocrático y aborda una pregunta crucial: ¿qué ha sido del bien común? Las sociedades occidentales enfrentan dos problemas interrelacionados: la desigualdad económica y la polarización política. En este contexto, parece que hemos perdido de vista la noción del bien común. Michael J. Sandel se plantea cómo recuperarla. La existencia de ganadores y perdedores, junto con la falta de movilidad social, alimenta la ira y la frustración, lo que a su vez reduce la confianza en las instituciones y en los demás. Esto dificulta nuestra capacidad para enfrentar los retos actuales. Sandel, reconocido filósofo y premio princesa de Asturias de Ciencias Sociales, argumenta que para superar las crisis que afectan a nuestras sociedades debemos repensar las ideas de éxito y fracaso que han acompañado a la globalización y la creciente desigualdad. La meritocracia fomenta una complacencia dañina entre los ganadores y una dura condena sobre los perdedores. Propone una nueva forma de entender el éxito, que reconozca el papel de la suerte, promueva la humildad y la solidaridad, y reivindique la dignidad del trabajo. Con esta base moral, se presenta una visión esperanzadora de una política centrada en el bien común.

¿Deberíamos pagar a los niños para que lean libros o saquen buenas notas? ¿Es ético permitir que las empresas compren el derecho a contaminar el medio ambiente o pagar a personas para probar medicamentos peligrosos? En este libro, Michael J. Sandel aborda una de las cuestiones éticas más importantes de nuestro tiempo: ¿hay algo malo en que todo esté a la venta? Si es así, ¿cómo podemos evitar que los valores del mercado invadan áreas de la sociedad donde no deberían estar? A lo largo de las últimas décadas, los valores del mercado han desplazado otras normas en casi todos los aspectos de la vida cotidiana, desde la medicina y la educación hasta la vida familiar y las relaciones personales. Sandel argumenta que hemos pasado de tener una economía de mercado a ser una sociedad de mercado. ¿Es esto lo que realmente queremos? En su anterior obra, Sandel demostró su habilidad para abordar cuestiones morales complejas. En este nuevo libro, plantea una discusión crucial sobre el papel adecuado de los mercados en una sociedad democrática y cómo podemos proteger los bienes morales y cívicos que los mercados ignoran y que el dinero no puede comprar.

"The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good? These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the American credo that 'you can make it if you try'. The consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fueled populist protest and extreme polarization, and led to deep distrust of both government and our fellow citizens--leaving us morally unprepared to face the profound challenges of our time. World-renowned philosopher Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome the crises that are upending our world, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalization and rising inequality. Sandel shows the hubris a meritocracy generates among the winners and the harsh judgment it imposes on those left behind, and traces the dire consequences across a wide swath of American life. He offers an alternative way of thinking about success--more attentive to the role of luck in human affairs, more conducive to an ethic of humility and solidarity, and more affirming of the dignity of work. The Tyranny of Merit points us toward a hopeful vision of a new politics of the common good"--

"Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars? Auctioning admission to elite universities? Selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay? In What Money Can't Buy, Michael J. Sandel takes on one of the biggest ethical questions of our time: Is there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? If so, how can we prevent market values from reaching into spheres of life where they don't belong? What are the moral limits of markets? In recent decades, market values have crowded out nonmarket norms in almost every aspect of life---medicine, education, government, law, art, sports, even family life and personal relations. Without quite realizing it, Sandel argues, we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. Is this where we want to be? ... What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society---and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets don't honor and that money can't buy?"--Back cover

In recent decades, market values have impinged on almost every aspect of life - medicine, education, government, law, even family life. We have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. In What Money Can't Buy Michael Sandel asks: Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? And how do we protect the things that really matter? 'Brilliant, easily readable, beautifully delivered and often funny . . . an indispensable book.' David Aaronovitch, The Times 'The indispensable voice of reason.' John Gray 'A star philosopher.' Diane Coyle, Independent 'So patient and accumulative in its argument and examples.' John Lanchester 'A wake-up call.' Rowan Williams, Prospect 'Confronting and deeply moving.' Decca Aitkenhead, Guardian 'The world's most relevant living philosopher.' Newsweek 'Currently the most effective communicator of ideas.' Guardian

A liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends. It therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good life. But can any such principles be found? And if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? These are the questions Michael Sandel takes up in this penetrating critique of contemporary liberalism. This new edition includes a new introduction and a new final chapter in which Professor Sandel responds to the later work of John Rawls.

Twenty-five years after his prescient Democracy's Discontent, Michael Sandel updates his classic work for our more fractious age. He shows how, since the 1990s, Democrats and Republicans embraced a market faith that led to the toxic politics of our time. To rescue democracy, he argues, we must reimagine the economy and revitalize the civic project.

In this compelling dialogue, two of the world’s most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us. Ranging across economics, philosophy, history, and current affairs, Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel consider how far we have come in achieving greater equality. At the same time, they confront head-on the extreme divides that remain in wealth, income, power, and status nationally and globally. What can be done at a time of deep political instability and environmental crisis? Piketty and Sandel agree on much: more inclusive investment in health and education, higher progressive taxation, curbing the political power of the rich and the overreach of markets. But how far and how fast can we push? Should we prioritize material or social change? What are the prospects for any change at all with nationalist forces resurgent? How should the left relate to values like patriotism and local solidarity where they collide with the challenges of mass migration and global climate change? To see Piketty and Sandel grapple with these and other problems is to glimpse new possibilities for change and justice but also the stubborn truth that progress towards greater equality never comes quickly or without deep social conflict and political struggle.

Michael Sandel, profesor morální a politické filosofie na Harvardově univerzitě, v knize srozumitelně vysvětluje, že prospěšná funkce trhu má své morální meze. Ačkoli zaznamenáváme tendenci, že stále více věcí a služeb je dnes možné prodat a koupit (například lidské orgány na ilegálním trhu), většina lidí se nepřeje, aby trhy zcela ovládaly jejich životy a byly nejvyšším hodnotovým kritériem. Kniha je vhodná především pro čtenáře z odborné i širší veřejnosti se zájmem o dané aktuální téma a o současnou morální, ekonomickou, sociální a politickou filosofii, politologii, sociologii a ekonomii.