Review: Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ever felt that you are being meted out injustice due to reservations based on Caste?
Ever felt that the shopkeepers who sold Milk for 300 Rupees a packet and Water for 200 Rs a Can should be punished?
Ever felt strongly for or against same sex marriage? Euthanasia? Cannibalism?

If your answer to any of the questions is an yes, then you need to read this book. This book will take that question, rip it apart, then patch them up again, making you understand the various strands that held the question together in the first place.

One of those rare, must read books.

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