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[Spanish] - Contra la perfección: La ética en la era de la ingeniería genética
¿Qué tiene de malo manipular nuestra naturaleza? ¿Dónde están las líneas rojas, si las hay? El filósofo Michael Sandel trata de responder a esta pregunta a través de un ameno pero profundo repaso del campo de la bioética. «Un esclarecedor análisisético de la investigación con células madre cierra esta magnífica obra de filosofía pública». Ray Olson, Booklist Contra la perfección explora estos y otros dilemas morales relacionados con la búsqueda de nuestro propio perfeccionamiento. Michael Sandel argumenta que la búsqueda de la perfección es imperfecta por razones que van más allá de la seguridad y de la equidad, y nos lleva más allá de los familiares términos del discurso político para mostrarnos que la revolución genética transformará el modo en que se discute sobre cuestiones éticas y obligará a reintroducir las cuestiones de orden espiritual en el centro del debate político. La crítica ha dicho: «Uno de los filósofos políticos más interesantes del mundo.» The Guardian «Un libro indispensable para cualquiera que aspire a ser un buen ciudadano.» Walter Isaacson, presidente del Aspen Institute (sobre Justicia) «El profesor de filosofía más famoso del mundo nos ha vuelto a demostrar que es posible hablar de filosofía en la esfera pública sin insultar la inteligencia del público. Sandel está intentado incorporar al debate social el discurso de la virtud cívica abandonado tanto por la izquierda como por la derecha.» Michael Ignatieff (sobre Lo que el dinero no puede comprar)
Michael J. Sandel (Author), Alejandro Vargas-Lugo (Narrator)
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[Spanish] - El descontento democrático: En busca de una filosofía pública
El profesor de filosofía más famoso del mundo analiza los peligros a los que se enfrenta la democracia. «Una profunda contribución anuestra comprensión de los descontentos actuales». The Wall Street Journal La división, la crispación y la polarización han dado un vuelco al escenario político internacional. El murmullo de descontento que comenzó en los años noventa ha llevado a ciertos sectores de la sociedad a manifestar una clara animadversión hacia el proyecto globalizador de las élites. Gobernantes y ciudadanía parecen preferir el libre mercado en lugar de una democracia saludable. Conceptos como «libertad» o «civismo» han dejado de generar consenso y se han convertido más que nunca en armas arrojadizas entre adversarios electorales. Mientras, aumentan las desigualdades sociales, la injusticia racial y el hiperpartidismo, y las fronteras nacionales pierden su relevancia económica e identitaria. En esta nueva edición de El descontento democrático, publicado por primera vez en 1996 y actualizado a los nuevos tiempos, Michael J. Sandel explora de un modo certero e iluminador las causas de la profunda decepción que se ha apoderado de la vida pública en las democracias occidentales. A través del caso de Estados Unidos, nos proporciona herramientas para comprender cómo en tiempos de guerras culturales, donde cada vez es más difícil que surjan movimientos reformistas de amplia base social, nuestra tradición cívica puede ayudarnos a imaginar una alternativa al sistema neoliberal y tecnocrático en que estamos instalados, donde la identidad y los ideales comunes están cada vez más devaluados. La crítica ha dicho: «Provocador. Defiende que las democracias modernas no podrán sostenerse a menos que encuentren la manera de hacer frente a la economía global y, al mismo tiempo, dar expresión a las identidades distintivas de sus pueblos». The New York Times «Una profunda crítica del liberalismo estadounidense que, a diferencia de otroslibros sobre el tema, busca su restauración como ética política. Un libro repleto de ideas valiosas». Kirkus Reviews «Entre los méritos que lo hacen único están la admirable combinación de análisis conceptual e investigación histórica, y la impresión de una mente genuinamente reflexiva y un espíritu generoso». Canadian Journal of Philosophy «Una de las obras más poderosas de filosofía pública aparecidas en los últimos años. Un diagnóstico brillante». U.S. News & World Report «Un libro importante sobre el significado de la libertad. El análisis es soberbio». The Washington Post Book World «Pocos libros son tan relevantes un cuarto de siglo después de su aparición como cuando se publicaron, pero Michael Sandel ha conseguido que este clásico lo sea aún más». Samuel Moyn «Profundamente perspicaz, nunca ha sido más oportuno que hoy. Una lectura esencial —y esperanzadora— para quienes se preguntan si nuestro experimento democrático sobrevivirá en el siglo XXI». Greta R. Krippner
Michael J. Sandel (Author), Alejandro Vargas-Lugo (Narrator)
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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
Brought to you by Penguin. These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favour of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the promise that 'you can make it if you try'. And the consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fuelled populist protest, with the triumph of Brexit and election of Donald Trump. Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome the polarized politics of our time, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalisation and rising inequality. Sandel highlights the hubris a meritocracy generates among the winners and the harsh judgement it imposes on those left behind. He offers an alternative way of thinking about success - more attentive to the role of luck in human affairs, more conducive to an ethic of humility, and more hospitable to a politics of the common good. © Michael J. Sandel 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Michael J. Sandel (Author), Michael J. Sandel (Narrator)
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Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature?to enhance our genetic traits and those of our children. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting, it is not easy to articulate why. The Case Against Perfection explores these and other moral quandaries connected with the quest to perfect ourselves and our children. Michael Sandel argues that the pursuit of perfection is flawed for reasons that go beyond safety and fairness. The drive to enhance human nature through genetic technologies is objectionable because it represents a bid for mastery and dominion that fails to appreciate the gifted character of human powers and achievements. Carrying us beyond familiar terms of political discourse, this book contends that the genetic revolution will change the way philosophers discuss ethics and will force spiritual questions back onto the political agenda. In order to grapple with the ethics of enhancement, we need to confront questions largely lost from view in the modern world. Since these questions verge on theology, modern philosophers and political theorists tend to shrink from them. But our new powers of biotechnology make these questions unavoidable.
Michael J. Sandel (Author), Pete Cross (Narrator)
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael J Sandel's, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? Read by the author himself. Considering the role of justice in our society and our lives, Michael Sandel reveals how an understanding of philosophy can help to make sense of politics, religion, morality - and our own convictions. Breaking down hotly contested issues, from abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage, to patriotism, dissent and affirmative action, Sandel shows how the biggest questions in our civic life can be broken down and illuminated through reasoned debate. Justice promises to take readers - of all ages and political persuasions - on an exhilarating journey to confront today's political and moral controversies in a fresh and enlightening way.
Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Author), Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Narrator)
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What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael J Sandel's What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, read by the author himself. Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons, auctioning admission to elite universities, or selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay? Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? In recent decades, market values have crowded out nonmarket norms in almost every aspect of life-medicine, education, government, law, art, sports, even family life and personal relations. Without quite realizing it, Sandel argues, we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. In What Money Can't Buy, Sandel examines one of the biggest ethical questions of our time and provokes a debate that's been missing in our market-driven age: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society, and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets do not honour and money cannot buy?
Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Author), Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Narrator)
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What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars? Auctioning admission to elite universities? Selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay? In What Money Can't Buy, Michael J. Sandel takes on one of the biggest ethical questions of our time: Is there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? If so, how can we prevent market values from reaching into spheres of life where they don't belong? What are the moral limits of markets? In recent decades, market values have crowded out nonmarket norms in almost every aspect of life medicine, education, government, law, art, sports, even family life and personal relations. Without quite realizing it, Sandel argues, we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. Is this where we want to be? In his New York Times bestseller Justice, Sandel showed himself to be a master at illuminating, with clarity and verve, the hard moral questions we confront in our everyday lives. Now, in What Money Can't Buy, he provokes an essential discussion that we, in our market-driven age, need to have: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets don't honor and that money can't buy?
Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Author), Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Narrator)
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Michael J. Sandel shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us to make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions.
Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Author), Michael J. Sandel, Michael Sandel (Narrator)
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