"The responsibility of political philosophy that tries to……" — Michael Sandel

"The responsibility of political philosophy that tries to engage with practice is to be clear, or at least accessible."

— Michael Sandel

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21 Quotes by Michael Sandel

Michael Sandel has 21 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The way things are does not determine the way they ought to be
Other animals can make sounds, and sounds can indicate pleasure and pain. But language, a distinctly human capacity, isn´t just…
Self-knowledge is like lost innocence; however unsettling you find it, it can never be 'unthought' or 'unknown'.
Parental love is not contingent on the talents and attributes the child happens to have. We choose our friends and…
The most fateful change that unfolded during the past three decades was not an increase in greed. It was the…
A better way to mutual respect is to engage directly with the moral convictions citizens bring to public life, rather…
There is a tendency to think that if we engage too directly with moral questions in politics, that's a recipe…
Whether you're a libertarian liberal or a more egalitarian liberal, the idea is that justice means being non-judgmental with respect…
[T]he state should not impose a preferred way of life, but should leave its citizens as free as possible to…
First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the principles of justice that…
Markets are useful instruments for organizing productive activity. But unless we want to let the market rewrite the norms that…
A market economy is a tool - a valuable and effective tool - for organizing productive activity. A market society…

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More Accessible Quotes

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Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone… — David Attenborough
The Catholic tradition maintains that the objective norms governing right action are accessible to reason, prescinding from the content of… — Pope Benedict XVI
I'm very down-to-earth and accessible, I think. — Juliette Binoche
Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great… — Anthony Bourdain
If there are people out by the bus, I'll come off the bus and sign autographs, too. I always want… — Luke Bryan
I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible. — David Byrne
Heroism is accessible. Happiness is more difficult. — Albert Camus
Accessible local libraries are vital to communities and to children. — Nick Cave
Let us hope that the advent of a successful flying machine, now only dimly foreseen and nevertheless thought to be… — Octave Chanute
What we call reality is a subset of accessible spaces. — Luis Villalobos
Ground which can be freely traversed by both sides is called accessible. — Sun Tzu
We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow… — Sun Tzu

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