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The Claims of Community / Where Our Loyalty Lies

The Claims of Community / Where Our Loyalty Lies

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DATE : Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:54:47 -0500
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Lecture Twenty-One: "The Claims of Community" Professor Sandel presents Immanuel Kant's and John Rawl's objections to Aristotle who believe that individuals should be free and capable of choosing his or her ends. This leads to an introduction to the communitarian view. As individuals, how do we weigh our obligations to family against our obligations to community and to our country? Lecture Twenty-Two: "Where Our Loyalty Lies" Professor Sandel leads a discussion about the arguments for and against our obligations of solidarity and membership in the smaller community of family and the larger community of the society at large. Using various scenarios, students debate whether and when loyalty outweighs duty.

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