Justice — Season 1, Episode 4: The Land is My Land/Consenting Adults
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 12 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
The philosopher John Locke believes that individuals have certain rights—to life, liberty, and property—which were given to us as human beings in the “the state of nature,” a time before government and laws were created. According to Locke, our natural rights are governed by the law of nature, known by reason, which says that we can neither give them up nor take them away from anyone else.
About Justice
Justice is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on public television. In this 12-part series, college professor Michael Sandel challenges us with hard moral dilemmas and invites us to ponder the right thing to do—in politics and in our everyday lives.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Moral Side of Murder/The Case for Cannibalism
- E2Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure
- E3Free to Choose/Who Owns Me?
- E5Hired Guns?/For Sale: Motherhood
- E6Mind Your Motive/The Supreme Principle of Morality
- E7A Lesson In Lying/A Deal Is A Deal
- E8What's A Fair Start?/What Do We Deserve?
- E9Arguing Affirmative Action/What's The Purpose?
- E10The Good Citizen/ Freedom Vs. Fit
- E11The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies
- E12Debating Same-Sex Marriage/The Good Life