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 applies not only to material goods - not only to flat-screen televisions - but to every… — 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
