The next series to be featured is essential viewing for any armchair ethical philosopher. This is a bit of an old series, but is certainly worth watching again if you have already seen it. And if you haven't, well get your ass in gear. Probably the only better way to get an intro to ethical philosophy is to enroll in an actual university course. The series is called "Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?" which is a live recording of a 13 part series of lectures held at Harvard Law School lead by Michael Sandel. The series covers ethical theory from many philosophical perspectives based on the works of some of the brightest philosophical minds in human history.
Michael engages the audience/students by posing ethical dilemmas and having them respond and interact with one another by arguing their perspectives. Not to mention, the setting in which the lectures are being held are extremely comfortable and does not feel like you are listening to some boring college professor. Of all of the recordings of university lectures available on Youtube or elsewhere online, this is easily the least boring I have ever come across.
It is a long series, each part being about an hour long, but it is well worth watching.
Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER"
Link to a playlist containing all parts of the series below
What's The Right Thing To Do - Playlist
Please feel free to engage in discussions about this series and ethical theory in general.
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