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Michael J. Sandel

1953 - Today

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Michael Joseph Sandel (; born March 5, 1953) is an American political philosopher and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, where his course Justice was the university's first course to be made freely available online and on television. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, including in China, where Sandel was named the 2011 "most influential foreign figure of the year" (China Newsweek). He is known for his critique of John Rawls' A Theory of Justice in his first book, Liberalism and the Limits of Justice (1982). He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael J. Sandel is the 425th most popular philosopher (up from 752nd in 2019), the 1,552nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,811th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Michael J. Sandel ranks 425 out of 1,267. Before him are John Toland, Yi Hwang, Étienne Gilson, Gargi Vachaknavi, Dong Zhongshu, and Timon of Phlius. After him are Pavel Florensky, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Antiochus of Ascalon, Edward de Bono, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, and Daniel Dennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Michael J. Sandel ranks 53. Before him are Mohammed Waheed Hassan, James Horner, Kitarō, Ségolène Royal, Alfred Molina, and Gaetano Scirea. After him are Felix Magath, John Zorn, Tess Gerritsen, Roberto Bolaño, Mata Amritanandamayi, and Ron Jeremy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael J. Sandel ranks 1,552 out of 20,380. Before him are Harriet Jacobs (1813), Joel Schumacher (1939), Anjelica Huston (1951), Dr. Dre (1965), Vincente Minnelli (1903), and Mark Margolis (1939). After him are Sonny Liston (1932), Janet Yellen (1946), Norman Rockwell (1894), John Zorn (1953), Norman Lloyd (1914), and John Backus (1924).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Michael J. Sandel ranks 12. Before him are Judith Butler (1956), John Searle (1932), Anne Sullivan (1866), Robert Nozick (1938), Richard Rorty (1931), and Hilary Putnam (1926). After him are Daniel Dennett (1942), Martha Nussbaum (1947), Murray Bookchin (1921), Ronald Dworkin (1931), Nelson Goodman (1906), and Kenneth Waltz (1924).

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