Justice. How to Do the Right Thing. Michael Sandel

In his acclaimed book, based on a celebrated Harvard course, Michael Sandel invites readers to think about the complex issues and controversies that confront us in public life. The book has already become a remarkably insightful and engaging guide for those seeking a fuller and more meaningful public discussion of moral and political challenges.

Preemption, same-sex marriage, assisted suicide, abortion, community service, the moral limits of the marketplace—Sandel connects the central questions of political philosophy to the most pressing issues of our time and shows how a deeper understanding of philosophy can help us understand politics, morality, and even our own beliefs.

Justice is a lively and thought-provoking book. An extremely important addition to that small shelf of books that speak so eloquently about the complex issues of our civic life.