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Lecture Thirteen: "A Lesson in Lying" Immanuel Kant's stringent theory of morality allows for no exceptions; he believed that telling a ...

Lecture Nine: "Hired Guns?" During the Civil War, men were conscripted to fight in the war — but draftees were allowed to pay hired ...

Lecture Five: "Free to Choose" Libertarians believe the ideal state is a society with minimal governmental interference. Sandel introduces ...

Lecture Three: "Putting a Price Tag on Life" Jeremy Bentham's late 18th century Utilitarian theory — summed up as "the greatest good ...

T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon, discusses the life of 19th century railroad magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt. Born humbly on Staten ...

Judith Jones, Julia Child's longtime publisher and editor, discusses the new film Julie & Julia with Russ Morash, producer of Child's ...

Frank McCourt discusses his long-awaited book about how his 30-year teaching career shaped his act as a writer. In bold and spirited prose ...

Antonio Lobo Antunes discusses the razor-thin line between reality and madness that is transgressed in his first novel to appear in English ...

Jill McDonough reads from her first book, Habeas Corpus, which includes fifty sonnets, each about a historical execution, including those ...

Thomas Newkirk discusses Michel de Montaigne's creation of the essay form, a writing style that encourages self-discovery. Thomas Newkirk ...

Caroline Moorehead and war correspondent turned novelist Ward Just (2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist) pay tribute to the groundbreaking career ...