What Money Can't Buy - Public debate with Michael Sandel at St Paul's Cathedral

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Prof Michael Sandel discusses the topic of his latest book 'What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets' with Bishop Peter Selby, Stephanie Flanders and Prof Julian Le Grand under the dome of St Paul's Cathedral.

The event was organised by St Paul's Institute, in conjunction with the London School of Economics and Political Science, JustShare and Penguin UK.

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[Waranoa]

If the preacher at my church was like the one doing the introduction here, I might still be going to church. lol

[piax00]

it is just that fashion and are always winning the discussions. and ultimately it is the points of view that raise the ratings of the shows or that draw the crowds, in the case of public halls, that get to be represented.

[piax00]

sandel, i believe is wrong on two points: that the unfairness of the market system rather than the values of goods themselves is what's prominent in the public discourse or in people's minds [this was the contention of the female debater]. people cannot help but be concerned with value. the other thing he is wrong about is that there is no public discourse on the value of goods. there always is -- tv shows, ads, talk shows, news shows are all constantly debating this.

[piax00]

the priest makes the best points because he understands power and how it can be abused by the upper echelons of the market system. everyone else reflects on the virtues and defects of the market system and fail to provide answers; pro-market people always like to say that 'we don't have a better system' or that this is the lesser evil. the truth is they do not want to assign blame and pass judgment. perhaps regulating 'sin' is too cumbersome and violence and greed are unavoidable

[Malinyc]

I heard Sendal on TED talks he has the same spiel for every

occasion word for word slipped in a comment about how

generous the Israeli's are (chuckle) he's a cleverly cloaked

mouthpiece for the same things he's supposedly opposing

a very feeble apologist's for the 1% parasite

[elaboratetroll]

It's a great public debate about an interesting and pioneering topic that wonderfully employs social media as a method of communication between speakers and audience.

[Jeff K]

To answer the question at the end of the talk...radio talk show host Bob Brinker on Moneytalk often says we have the best government money can buy.