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Harvard "Justice" — Michael Sandel's Reading List

The core texts behind Harvard's most famous course: what's the right thing to do? From Aristotle to Rawls, with Sandel's own guide.

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  1. 1
    Justice cover
    Justice
    Michael J. Sandel

    The course in book form — start here.

    ✦ Big ideas★ 3.7
  2. 2
    Utilitarianism cover
    Utilitarianism
    John Stuart Mill

    The greatest-happiness principle, from the source.

    ✦ Big ideas★ 4.2
  3. 3
    On Liberty cover
    On Liberty
    John Stuart Mill

    The limits of society's power over the individual.

    ✦ Big ideas★ 3.9
  4. 4
    Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals cover
    Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
    Immanuel Kant

    Duty, autonomy and the categorical imperative.

    ✦ Big ideas★ 4.0
  5. 5
    A Theory of Justice cover
    A Theory of Justice
    John Rawls

    Justice as fairness — the veil of ignorance.

    ✦ Big ideas★ 4.0
  6. 6
    Anarchy, State, and Utopia cover
    Anarchy, State, and Utopia
    Robert Nozick

    The libertarian answer to Rawls.

    ✦ Big ideas★ 3.9
  7. 7
    Nicomachean Ethics cover
    Nicomachean Ethics
    Aristotle

    Virtue, purpose and the good life.

    ✦ Big ideas★ 3.8
  8. 8
    The Republic cover
    The Republic
    Plato

    The original question: what is justice?

    ✦ Big ideas