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...Professor Sen] works at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and political theory,” said Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel. “His presence will enliven the study of ethics, economics and politics at Harvard. I’m delighted at the news that he is returning...
...four-year moratorium on the practice. The decision to support a moratorium rather than an outright ban was seen as a strategic decision by the more conservative members who knew that a ban would be harder to stomach. As council member and Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel observed, “To accept a moratorium rather than a ban presupposes that maybe sometime down the road this would be morally permissible, and otherwise, the principled position is a ban… The moratorium doesn’t capture that position.” However, many of the council...
...Sandel pointed out, the principled position that holds the potential for human life—such as an embryo—to have the same moral status as a person makes an outright ban on research cloning the only logical option. By voting for a moratorium, the members of the committee sidestepped the crucial issues surrounding the potential for life. If the cloning opponents had been consistent, they would have called for a moratorium on tooth brushing as well...
Justice—Sure, Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel is a brilliant guy, but who wants to pack up all their stuff and move to Cambridge when you could just as easily have Detective Lennie Briscoe lay down the law for you? And with the 64 different versions of Law and Order on TV these days, you can even specialize your focus on a specific aspect of the law, from criminal intent to special victims...
Muirhead said Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel has been a major influence on his career as an educator...