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...Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” at a packed panel discussion with three political experts at the Institute of Politics Forum last night. Sandel explained the three basic schools of thought behind justice, succinctly represented by the words “Utility??—seeking the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people; “Consent”—respecting the rights and freedoms of individuals; and “Virtue”—promoting virtue through government and law. Using examples from hotly...
...them well over two centuries ago. They live on a day-by-day basis, catching only what food they need and leaving little behind by way of art, jewelry, possessions, or material goods. Nevertheless, Everett describes them as both “firmly committed to the pragmatic concept of utility?? and some of the happiest people he has ever known—unsettlingly echoing the colonialist stereotype of the ignorant but blissful savage.Most of the first part of “Don’t Sleep” is concerned with recounting the author’s more...
...report so proudly explains, “general education prepares students to be citizens of a democracy within a global society.” Indeed, such citizenship, as abstract and nebulous as laid out by the report, can claim no “utility?? or “relevance” commensurate to those positions at investment banks and consulting firms filled every year by numerous Harvard graduates...
...importantly about the legitimacy of those goals themselves. The Task Force’s preliminary report emphasized the importance and inherent value of so-called “liberal learning,” defined as the “free inquiry undertaken without concern for topical relevance or vocational utility??—a phrase that was, perhaps for the best, removed by a unanimous vote of the Faculty at that April 13 meeting...
...still depends on City Hall for funding. “I attribute the entire success of the program to the mayor,” she said. The BYFMC has not become one of many arts programs tragically struggling in an era of budget cuts, perhaps because of its public utility??in addition to adding color and vibrancy to neighborhoods and employing city youth, the BYFMC contributes to the development of the next generation of artists and arts patrons. “After all, the museums can’t just depend on a homogeneous population of guys...