@mingyukim8797
If my professor is like this "I like your bravery" "okay you are good" etc etc. I will participate in class actively, I swear.
@RjhnlyNm
The privilege of having an internet to see and accessing lectures such as these, even though your learning halfway across the globe is such a great honor to be born in this time. From Philippines with love 😘
@averi_s
After all these years, this is still my favorite series on YouTube. Anyone else?
@iluvkimchi
I love how he doesn't make students feel right or wrong and encourages people of different perspective to speak.
@lorderik237
I just came here to quickly see what a Harvard lecture looked like, but I ended up watching the entire thing. Awesome video.
@MwangazaWellness
I just had a Harvard Lecture, from my local village, Kithatu in Kenya.
@AbhishekPandey-rz6kx
My professior from Central University of Andhra Pradesh has recommended this series for this topic....i am very grateful to him😊
@solitarydiaries7273
I would never skip classes if my professor would be engaging like this.
@RayMak
I've achieved enlightenment watching this 12 years later.
@dinnerwithfranklin
I took philosophy although not in Harvard. In over half a century living on this planet I have never found an experience that was more painful and rewarding than beginning to learn how to think more thoroughly. The world would be vastly different if we all had exposure to philosophical thinking.
@Gemini_Gorex
I wish I had made a harder attempt and strive to pursue some type of education in this school/university. It just at the time seemed to out of reach and complicated. Now watching this I can't help but feel I could have been sitting in one of those seats learning and engaging my mind. I wish anyone who attempts their courses and is trying to graduate the best of luck and please use this opportunity to better things for us all in the world.
@evviemoore5166
About 7 years ago when I lived down the street from Harvard, Professor Sandel was still teaching this course and the public could sit in on all the lectures -- just walk into Sanders Theater and take a seat. It was especially fascinating because you got to hear so many different questions from the students, and thus learned so much even after watching all the lectures here on YouTube. At the end of class you could get in line to meet him - he always took the time to chat with anyone who wanted to meet him.
@davidmichaelspence1013
I took this course when i was a Harvard College student in 1983-87. The best course i ever took. We studied, understood & critiqued a philosopher each week. A real shame he left Harvard and went to Columbia. Aristotle, Hobbes, Kant, Bentham, Locke... we studied them all.
@TheMarcelism
I love the fact that the professor acknowledged the student's alternative answer was great, accepting the fact that the example is flawed, but still getting back to the main idea nevertheless. That's superb teaching right there.
@ericksanchez6006
I am a business master's student in California, and I am very thankful that this video is available for everyone who wants to learn how to approach legal cases using different justice mindsets and ethics principles (the right things to do). I firmly believe the most valuable aspect of the video is the diversity of opinions and analyses from different students' backgrounds that make this discussion unique. This video is a really good resource for the academic community, thank you Professor Michael Sandel and Harvard University!
@NoNeedJustFeed
This man is an example of a real teacher for life. He is so passionate and takes his job seriously, you can tell he means what he says and cares to make his message clear. I've learned so much just from this one hour.
@bertarivera9998
I didn't even yawn. This class is so fun and educative. Feels like i'm a harvard student for an hour.
@kamalkamal0123
00:29 00:32 - the moral side of murder - Story of Trolly 04:28 - modified trolley car 10:02 - doctor in emergency room 13:29 - moral principles out of these stories - consequentialist morality - utilitarianism by Jeremy Bentham 15:16 - categorical morality - principles out of these stories - by Emmanual Kant 16:15 - Imp Ethical/philosophical Thinkers 16:35 - contemporary dilemmas to think upon 18:57 - Quote on Self-Knowledge - Self-knowledge is like lost innocence, however unsettling you find it, It can never be unthought or unknown. 21:57 - Idea of skepticism that no idea or philosophical side is right or wrong , it is personal belief system based on which sides are taken. 23:23 - Quote by Emmunal Kant: Skepticism is a resting place for human reason, where it can reflect upon its dogmatic wanderings but it is no dwelling place for permanent settlement. 27:53 - jeremy bentham's idea of utilitarianism - right thing to do is maximize the utility 29:38 - Case of Queen Versus Dudley & Stephens aka Mignonette Tragedy 38:28 - Inducement of Idea of Consent by Richard parker before he was murdered in Magnonette tragedy - same goes for many contemporary scenarios - Like women in India tolerate domestic violence but never file a complaint against it. Even if an external complaint is raised they would not give a statement against their husband - Then in this case as well, Does the violence done by Husband morally justified ? 44:47 - Take away from Magnonette Tragedy - Morality is a fluid phenomenon - it is molded and transformed by various factors - existing belief system, Consent, Due Process involved, degree of damage, etc. This is in contrast to Emmanual's categorical morality concept. 51:34 - Moral Questions to delve upon ... Why murder is wrong? is It because the person who is being murdered has the right to life? How these fundamental rights emerge and are they absolute? If not absolute then how they are governed? How moral stand of a person is guided by different values he adhere to ?
@beingtenzin9595
I started my 2025 YouTube video with this although it was on my watchlist for the last one year but i haven't paid much attention. After the first episode I feel goosebumps as the name of those great philosophers always somehow appear here and there in text. Salute to the professor and Harvard University .
@lexasscentedcandles2852