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Michael Sandel's lecture looks at the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the rules of golf.

Michael Sandel's lecture on the philosophy of justice links Aristotle's belief that the purpose of politics is to promote the virtue of a country's citizenry with the game of golf.

The sixth of Michael Sandel's famous lectures on the philosophy of justice looks at the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the rules of golf.

Aristotle believed that the purpose of politics was to promote and cultivate the virtue of a country's citizenry. He argued that those citizens who contribute most to the purpose of the community are the ones who should be most rewarded. But how do we really know the purpose of a community, or a practice? 

All this leads to a contemporary debate about golf and the case of Casey Martin, a disabled golfer who sued the PGA after it declined his request to use a golf cart on the PGA Tour.  

What really is the purpose of golf and is a player's ability to walk the course essential to the game?

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Michael Sandel gives a series of lectures from his Harvard course in Political Philosophy

Professor Michael Sandel presents a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate course in Political Philosophy

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