Justice: what is the right thing to do

In the book adaptation of the popular television show by Professor Michael Sandel (Harvard), readers are presented with briskly and humorously written chapters, richly supplemented with current examples of justice issues. < br> < br> They play out some of the most pressing moral issues that are affecting Western society today: Is it moral to bail out banks, charge exorbitant prices, discriminate positively in university admissions, or impose compulsory military service? They also reveal the anatomy of some key value conflicts: about the value of the human body, the permissibility of homosexual marriage, the collective responsibility of the community, or the role of religion in politics. However, the author is occupied not only by " big" but also by " small" everyday problems, such as the meaning of sports games, the bonds of family solidarity, or the demands of immigrants. The main ideas of the classics of political philosophy are vividly explained: Aristotle, Kant, Mill and Rawls. < br> The author adheres to the line of American communitarianism, which does not prevent him from presenting liberal and even libertarian thinking with understanding. The text will serve as a valuable introduction to political philosophy, accessible even to the lay reader, simplifying it just enough to open up discussion and allow for the application of arguments inspired by the main currents of moral thought to a number of conflicting topics in contemporary polises.