From the winner of the 2025 Berggruen Prize 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.
