Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University. His books--on justice, democracy, ethics, markets, and meritocracy--have been translated into more than 30 languages. He has been described as “a rock star moralist” (Newsweek) and “the world’s most influential living philosopher.” (New Statesman)
Sandel’s books include Democracy’s Discontent: A New Edition for Our Perilous Times; The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?; What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets; The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering; Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics; Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?; and a new book (co-authored with Thomas Piketty), Equality: What It Means and Why It Matters.
Sandel has been a visiting professor at the Sorbonne, delivered the Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Oxford, served on the President’s Council on Bioethics, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Sandel’s legendary course “Justice” is the first Harvard course made freely available online, where it has been viewed by tens of millions. His BBC series “The Global Philosopher” explores the ethical issues lying behind the headlines with participants from around the world. His lectures have packed such venues as St. Paul’s Cathedral (London), the Sydney Opera House (Australia), the Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park, and an outdoor stadium in Seoul (S. Korea), where 14,000 came to hear him speak.
