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Liked It “Interesting, but often too simple and list-like. Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do? was definitely better.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Thought provoking in areas................but not particularly engaging to read.”
Jay Lutz wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Interesting, but often too simple and list-like. Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do? was definitely better.”
Ms. Althauser wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I heard about Michael Sandel after chancing upon his famous course at Harvard "Justice" and was instantly hooked. Great writing, and I am really persuaded by his argument about the limits of the market-driven economy and its tendency to corrupt. However, I struggle to envision a scenario where a critical mass of people are motivated by a higher desire than money and are therefore able to change the nature of the public conversation.”
Harsha Gurumurthy wrote this review Friday, February 15, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A thought-provoking book that should make free-market economists pause. Prof. Sandel, famous for his "Justice" course at Harvard, tackles two key questions: Do markets and commerce change the character and purpose of the goods and services we prize? Do we want a society where everything is up for sale? There is little room for morals and values in a society where market forces determine everything; we seem to be sliding down that slippery slope.”
Raj Rajkumar wrote this review Monday, January 21, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Listened to the Audible version. Super survey of all the different ways we monetize our lives. A section on how companies purchase life insurance on hundreds of thousands of employees was especially interesting, as was a discussion on the business of "naming rights."”
Connecticut wrote this review Monday, January 21, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A fascinating exploration of America's unquestioning faith in "free markets" and the moral quandries that has created. We've all come to believe that if someone has something to sell (organ, hunting rights, reproductive rights, etc.) and there's someone willing to buy it, it's a win-win, instead of a moral disaster. Does the end justify the means? Is this a class issue? I will think about these issues for a long time. Let's hope the teaching of economics in this country and the court rulings that have resulted get a good recalibrating after this.”
Kathy R wrote this review Wednesday, December 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've seen this Sandel interviewed quite a bit and understand what he's saying but feel as though anyone can be bought in our society. Maybe if you're not born into wealth but for people trying to get to that next leve?”
Patrick Casey wrote this review Sunday, July 1, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Sandel uses examples from society in which he contends that we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. What impact will this market society have on government, schools, etc.”
Greg S wrote this review Tuesday, June 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Good examples that make you think about the world's growing commercialization, but the philosophical points themselves are few. In fact, he only has one point: there are some things that money can't buy. Got it!”
dbuddah wrote this review Monday, June 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
