Sandel’s books relate enduring themes of political philosophy to the most vexing moral and civic questions of our time. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, including in China, where Sandel was named the “most influential foreign figure of the year.” ( China Newsweek) His course “Justice” is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on television. His writings-on justice, ethics, democracy, and markets-have been translated into 27 languages. Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University. 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 more hospitable to a politics of the common good.
Sandel highlights the hubris a meritocracy generates among the winners and the harsh judgement it imposes on those left behind. In this new book Sandel argues that to overcome the polarised politics of our time, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalisation and rising inequality. Join us for this online public event with Michael Sandel who will be discussing his latest book, The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?