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In Project Syndicate’s year end review, economists, philosophers, intellectual, public leaders, and more provided a reflection of the year 2012, and the state of society. Their writings and analyses not only provide a critical look into the world today, but also insights for the future. Michael Sandel joins an established group of innovators and inspirational figures such as Bill Gates and George Soros in providing such insights. His piece on the moral limits of markets can be found here.

By the end of last summer, Sandel’s international book tour for What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets had taken him to London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Seoul, and Sao Paulo.  This winter, as additional foreign language editions of the book appear, he will travel to Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Jaipur, and Berlin.

Here are video excerpts of his interactive lecture in Seoul, to an audience 14,000, who gathered to hear him in an outdoor amphitheater at Yonsei University:

http://mba.yonsei.ac.kr/eng/news/video/index.html?do=view&sn=123&cat=mba  (3:05)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMY08rgqYzc  (27:14)

Here is a slide show of photos of the event, described by organizers as possibly the largest philosophy lecture in history:

http://211.172.247.46/eng/02_events/scholarship_detail.php?seq=1440&ipage=1&nums=1&ca=10

Here is an article about the event from the Wall Street Journal:

“U.S. Professor is Hit in Seoul”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303506404577445841573895570.html

With today’s evolving technology, many things are now possible that weren’t a few years ago. Michael Sandel brings his live classes to the international community through the power of video chat. His moral and political philosophy course Justice, taught within the walls of Sander’s Theatre at Harvard University, is now an international experience for students from Brazil, Japan, China, and India. These innovations are changing the way students are debating about issues such as solidarity and collective responsibility. The difference in opinion between students is great not only between peers of the same school, but also from their peers across the world. Read about the interactions between students in the Harvard Gazette article here.

Death is a sensitive topic, especially when insurance money is taken into account. In a sense, the insurance game places bets on when people will die and tries to profit from these gambles. Michael Sandel discusses with PBS Newshour the morality of secondary markets for life insurance. What is your opinion? Watch the video and respond in the comments below.

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Watch ‘What Money Can’t Buy’ and What it Shouldn’t Buy on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

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Michael Sandel discusses issues of money and morality at St. Paul’s Institute. Although the discussion only lasted for 90 minutes, the debate does not cease. Join this important debate about the limits of markets and voice your opinion.

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Michael Sandel explains in his book, What Money Can’t Buy, how the markets have made commodities out of almost everything. He explains his reasoning in his lead essay How Markets Crowd Out Morals on the Boston Review. His argument generates discussion and gives readers food for thought about how they feel about these issues. The following writers are featured on the Boston Review for their responses to Sandel’s article. Is there someone you agree with most? Who do you disagree with? Discuss these topics in the comments below.

(Courtesy of www.bostonreview.net)