Morality in Politics

The Reith Lectures

• Episode: Morality in Politics
• Website: The Reith Lectures
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• Duration: 00:42:47
• Published: 2009-06-16 10:00

Professor Michael Sandel delivers four lectures about the prospects of a new politics of the common good. The series is presented and chaired by Sue Lawley. Sandel considers the role of moral argument in politics. He believes that it is often not possible for government to be neutral on moral questions and calls for a more engaged civic debate about issues such as commercial surrogacy and same-sex marriage.