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Ideas of Michael J. Sandel, by Text

[American, b.1953, Taught at Oxford University, and then Harvard University.]

1982 Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
p.96 20594 Choosers in the 'original position' have been stripped of most human characteristics [Tuckness/Wolf]
p.86 p.25 21120 The self is 'unencumbered' if it can abandon its roles and commitments without losing identity [Shorten]
1984 Procedural republic and unencumbered self
p.7 22805 Liberalism concerns rights, and communitarianism concerns the common good [Avineri/De-Shalit]
'Kantian' p.159 22262 Kant's moral law has no foundation - because that would undermine its priority
'Present' p.171 22264 Modern liberal rights in democracies protect individuals against the majority
'The right' p.157 22261 Liberals say rights always come first, and justice is neutral on social values
'Transcendental' p.163 22263 Liberal justice means the withdrawal of the self, as transcendental or as unencumbered
1988 Beyond Individualism
p.35 p.35 22258 Passion for progress is always short-lived
p.38 p.38 22259 Conservatives are either individualistic, or communal
p.45 p.45 22260 Modern liberalism fails to articulate a vision of the common good
1998 The Limits of Communitarianism
'Free speech' p.258 22267 In the liberal view an insult to my group doesn't hurt me, since I'm defined by choices not groups
'Free speech' p.258 22268 If persons define themselves by a group membership, insults to that group are a real harm
'Religious' p.257 22266 The case for religious liberty depends on the religion contributing to a morally good life
'Where' p.252 22265 I can't defend the view that the majority values of a community are thereby right
2009 Justice: What's the right thing to do?
01 p.19 21027 Justice concerns how a society distributes what it prizes - wealth, rights, power and honours
01 p.19 21028 We can approach justice through welfare, or freedom, or virtue
05 p.124 21030 The categorical imperative is not the Golden Rule, which concerns contingent desires
05 p.130 21031 Man cannot dispose of himself, because he is not a thing to be owned
05 p.132 21032 Speak truth only to those who deserve the truth
05 p.137 21033 Careful evasions of truth at least show respect for it
05 p.138 21034 A just constitution harmonises the different freedoms
06 p.140 21035 Just visiting (and using roads) is hardly ratifying the Constitution
06 p.142 21036 Not all deals are fair deals
06 p.143 21037 A ratified constitution may not be a just constitution
06 p.144 21038 Does consent create the obligation, or must there be some benefit?
06 p.149 21039 Moral contracts involve both consent and reciprocity; making the deal, and keeping it
06 p.157 21040 Libertarians just want formal equality in a free market; the meritocratic view wants fair equality
07 p.170 21042 Should we redress wrongs done by a previous generation?
07 p.179 21043 Distributive justice concern deserts, as well as who gets what
08 p.190 21045 Teleological thinking is essential for social and political issues
08 p.203 21048 Work is not fair if it is negotiated, even in a fair situation, but if it suits the nature of the worker
09 p.221 21049 Liberal freedom was a response to assigned destinies like caste and class
10 p.261 21052 Justice is about how we value things, and not just about distributions