A renowned Harvard professor's brilliant sweeping inspiring account of the role of justice in
our society--and of the moral dilemmas we face as citizens "For Michael Sandel justice is
not a spectator sport " The Nation 's reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed
book-based on his legendary Harvard course-Sandel offers a rare education in thinking through
the complicated issues and controversies we face in public life today. It has emerged as a most
lucid and engaging guide for those who yearn for a more robust and thoughtful public discourse.
"In terms we can all understand " wrote Jonathan Rauch in The New York Times Justice
"confronts us with the concepts that lurk . . . beneath our conflicts." Affirmative action
same-sex marriage physician-assisted suicide abortion national service the moral limits of
markets-Sandel relates the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of
the day and shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us make sense of politics morality
and our own convictions as well. Justice is lively thought-provoking and wise-an essential
new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our
civic life.
