Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Free to Choose; Who Owns Me?
With humorous references to Bill Gates and Michael Jordan, Sandel introduces the libertarian notion that redistributive taxation (taxing the rich to give to the poor) is akin to forced labor.
Harvard University professor and author Michael Sandel invites viewers to think critically about the fundamental questions of justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship.
Primary Title
- Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
Episode Title
- Free to Choose; Who Owns Me?
Date Broadcast
- Monday 21 March 2011
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 3
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Harvard University professor and author Michael Sandel invites viewers to think critically about the fundamental questions of justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship.
Episode Description
- With humorous references to Bill Gates and Michael Jordan, Sandel introduces the libertarian notion that redistributive taxation (taxing the rich to give to the poor) is akin to forced labor.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Justice (Philosophy)
- Values
- Ethics
Hosts
- Michael Sandel (Presenter)
Contributors
- American Public Television (Production Unit)
- WGBH-TV (Production Unit)
- Harvard University (Production Unit)
- Loen Kelley (Producer)
- Brigid Sullivan (Executive Producer)
- David Paterson (Producer)
Subjects
- Justice (Philosophy)
- Values
- Ethics