Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Putting a Price Tag on Life; How to Measure Pleasure
Episode 2 - Sandel presents the principles of Utilitarian philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, and some contemporary cases in which cost-benefit analysis is used to put a dollar value on human life.
Harvard University professor and author Michael Sandel invites viewers to think critically about the fundamental questions of justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship. Tonight:
Primary Title
- Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
Episode Title
- Putting a Price Tag on Life; How to Measure Pleasure
Date Broadcast
- Monday 14 March 2011
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 2
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. Tonight:
Episode Description
- Episode 2 - Sandel presents the principles of Utilitarian philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, and some contemporary cases in which cost-benefit analysis is used to put a dollar value on human life.
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
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Michael Sandel (Presenter)
Contributors
- Loen Kelley (Producer)
- David Paterson (Producer)
- Brigid Sullivan (Executive Producer)
- WGBH-TV (Production Unit)
- Harvard University (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Justice (Philosophy)
- Values
- Ethics