I think the reason we might hesitate to pay cash to students for doing well on tests or getting good grades or reading books is that we sense that the monetary payment is an extrinsic reward. — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
It is true that the Jewish tradition emphasizes the moral mandate to save life. It also has a different position from the Catholic Church… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
If parents are aiming at choosing children who will be good athletes, or great musicians, or who will get into Ivy League schools, or… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
Aiming at giving our kids a competitive edge in a consumer society - that, in principle, is a goal that is limitless. — Michael Sandel Copy Share
In natural pregnancy, more than half of fertilized eggs fail to implant or are otherwise lost. Should we regard that as an instance of… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
What I really want for my children is that they be loved and that they be happy and that they lead a good life. — Michael Sandel Copy Share
Economics has increasingly become the science of human behavior in general, and it's all the more unlikely to think that it can possibly be… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
The relief of suffering is a great good. The curing of illness and disease - these are great human goods. This is the mission… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
I do not argue that nature is sacrosanct in the sense that we must never tamper with nature. That would disempower, really, all of… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
Today if you look at most economic textbooks, economics is not defined by subject matter. It's presented as a science of social choice that… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
I do think it is very important that the religious communities do try to bring their teachings and their insights to bear on the… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
I am trying to get at the moral arguments and the ethical status of various attempts at enhancement, or genetic engineering, or the bid… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
To argue about justice is unavoidably to argue about virtues, about substantive moral and even spiritual questions. — Michael Sandel Copy Share
Very often when we aim at the best, or what we may think is the best for our children, we aim really at lesser… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
Parenthood is a school for humility. We can't choose the precise traits of our children, and that is morally important. It teaches us what… — Michael Sandel Copy Share
