Talk:Michael Sandel

Montgomery Burns
The section on his relationship to the character Burns plagiarizes multiple lines from the NY Times article listed as a source. For example, from the Wikipedia article, "The joke, of course, is that Sandel is the anti-Burns: a moral philosopher who has devoted his life to pondering what is the right thing to do." From the NY Times article, "The joke, of course, is that Mr. Sandel ... is the anti-Burns, a moral philosopher who has devoted his life to pondering what is the right thing to do." Another line in the Wikipedia article says, "he shares a receding hairline with the evil-minded cartoon character." The NY Times article says that Sandel, "shares a receding hairline with the evil-minded cartoon character." 76.202.235.7 (talk) 00:25, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Request for Student Input
Could someone who's taken Moral Reasoning 22 please please fix this page up? Matthewmeisel
 * I have taken MR 22. The article looks a bit better now.  Any specific issues you have or questions you want answered? Rlove 20:33, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism
User 68.53.61.253 has repeatedly vandalized this article. Sorry, but you're being reported to the Biographies of Living Persons notice board for action. RickDC 22:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
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External Link
I’m a Harvard undergrad who was taken Prof. Sandel’s wildly popular and populated “Justice” class. A site with interactive lecture blogs that I found of great use for the duration of the class and in studying for the final was the following: http://www.thefinalclub.org/blogs/fall2007/Justice/. I also think the lecture notes are pretty interesting for anyone interested in Sandel’s area of work.

Anyone can read and contribute to the commentary of the texts on the site. If you read through a lecture or two and agree, I'd encourage someone with more Wikipedia clout than myself to post on the actual Sandel page. Let me know what you all think. I'd love to hear your thoughts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bbrasky100 (talk • contribs) 17:17, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Removed category: Jewish Philosophers
I removed this category as I found no evidence that he would be of a Jewish origin. --Mohsen (talk) 12:23, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I don't know how to revert that (and I'm not really bothered enough to figure it out) but he's definitely Jewish. See article/picture here (Sandel is in the middle): http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2007/12/5/summers-sandel-usher-in-hanukkah-snow/  Also an interview with Sandel here:  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/august-17-2007/michael-sandel/3776/   Anyway this was a 2 minute google search. Suggest that, if anyone cares, Sandel be relisted as a Jewish philospher. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.97.80.100 (talk) 01:11, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Montgomery Burns?
Since anonymous IP editors are treated like pond scum when it comes to altering Wiki biographies of living persons, here's an attempt to discuss the following before entering it into the record:

"According to a well-worn urban legend, Sandel was the inspiration for the character of Montgomery Burns in The Simpsons....There is a certain physical resemblance. (Several Simpsons writers took the Justice course as undergraduates, and presumably basing such an amoral villain on someone so concerned with morals was part of the joke.)

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/31/michael-sandel-interview-oliver-burkeman

162.6.97.3 (talk) 19:21, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Spanish
Why are there sections in Spanish? Don't those belong on a Spanish Wikipedia page? 75.141.118.243 (talk) 03:02, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

This guy is a professor???
Having seen him leading a (televised) debate I can only conclude: Stick to your books mate, don't go on TV, don't go on TV, and whatever you do, don't go on TV. On the other hand, maybe you are being used. 1812ahill (talk) 00:42, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Well thanks for your opinion, but this is an encyclopaedia. 81.178.216.110 (talk) 20:43, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Picture?
How come no one took a picture of him? Avner (talk) 14:57, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Add review?
99.112.212.152 (talk) 07:31, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Two new books probe the limits of capitalism July 21st 2012 The Economist

Removed something that was added to the first paragraph after the fact, and simply argues with Sandel's ideas rather than sheds light on anything. It was badly worded and it was not even sourced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.14.229.150 (talk) 14:03, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

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Add audio talk to external links section?
Question: Do audio talks at public institutions, belong in the section "External Works"? I would like to add this lecture somewhere, because it is an important contribution to understanding his thoughts: http://www.americanacademy.de/videoaudio/michael-sandel-trump-populism-future-democracy/ Michael Sandel: Trump, Populism, and the Future of Democracy, held on 10 April 2018 My2100 (talk) 11:44, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I have not listened to it, but from what you say it sounds very appropriate. Text, video, and audio each appeal to different people. -Lopifalko (talk) 12:06, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Becker
Changed the reference to Gary Becker's ersatz Nobel Prize to its correct name. When it is presented in fast telegraphed form, "Nobel winner" grants that person a high stature and an unassailability, which means that the section is about Sandel criticizing someone with high and unassailable stature. When the name of the prize is changed to be accurate, and its history is acknowledged, the connotations become accurate. In case you think the edit reflects a point of view, calling Becker a Nobel winner reflected a point of view in the first place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 8.39.136.249 (talk) 18:20, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Honorary doctorate Radboud University Nijmegen in 2023
JoostB (talk) 14:51, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Seven new honorary doctorates at Radboud University Radboud University Nijmegen d.d. january 9th 2023