POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Michael J. Sandel
29 Nov 2012
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We as a culture have lost the ability to argue and make decisions in an efficient and fair manner. In this lecture, michael sandel interactively demonstrates how decision making works in society, and poses questions which moderate the debate. He argues that democratic debate is about justice. The conversation then turns into a deduction of which values are important to making decisions in any given argument, which comes from analyzing the essential nature of the argument in question. The point is made that democratic debate should be based on the justice and morality of the issue, the purpose of the activity being debated and which qualities associated with it are worth honoring. Sandel applies this method of debate to the american system, and believes that directly engaging in moral issues will improve the quality of decision-making in the u. s. a.
