Ethics, Leadership and Democracy

      1.On page 6 of Justice, Michael Sandel describes how his book deals with how individuals should treat one another, what the law should be and how society should be organized. These questions are about justice in Sandel’s view. Given Sandel’s view of Justice, did Stevenson believe the Walter McMillian case was one that reflected justice? Why? Explain your answer.     2.Stevenson rejects the practice of placing of juveniles in jails and/or prisons with adult offenders. What specific questions raised by Sandel on page 6 (see question 1, above) does Stevenson’s rejection appear to address? Please explain why you believe Stevenson’s rejection addresses the specific question you identify that was raised by Sandel?     3.Why does Sandel suggest that most people would be outraged over the behavior of the price- gouging that might involve for example the helpless victims of hurricane Harvey in Texas? Please quote Sandel’s exact words.       4.Why does Sandel suggest most Americans would be MORE angered by tax payers being forced to bail-out failed Wall Street firms than by greedy price-gougers seeking to take advantage of victims of hurricane Harvey in Texas? Please quote Sandel’s exact words.       5.According to Sandel, “[i]n times of trouble, a good society pulls together.” Is this what happened in the case of Monroeville, Alabama? Did the whole community pull together? Do events described by Stevenson suggest that this is what happened in Monroeville? Explain your answer. Based on events, how might Sandel characterize the community of Monroeville?     6.What quote in Sandel’s Justice, by former President Obama, explains public protest over bonuses taken by A.I.G. after A.I.G. received a $173 billion tax-payer funded bailout?       7.CEOs in major corporations were paid 344 times the pay of the average worker in 1977 But CEOs received only 42 times what their workers did in 1980. What questions does Sandel raise in connection with this pattern? Please use exact quotes from Sandel.       8.What does Sandel write about Plato’s belief of what we must do in order to grasp the meaning of justice and the nature of the good life? Does Sandel agree with Plato? Please explain your answer?       9.According to Sandel, some moral dilemmas arise from conflicting moral principles like the need to uphold the religious belief of “thou shalt not kill,” versus the need to fight and therefore kill for one’s country. What other examples of conflicting moral principles exists?       10.According to Sandel (and in his own words) what is his book Justice about what is it NOT About?