• One of the appeals of markets, as a public philosophy, is they seem to spare us the need to engage in public arguments about the meaning of goods. So markets seem to enable us to be non-judgmental about values. But I think that's a mistake.

    Michael Sandel: One of the appeals of markets, as a public philosophy, is they seem to spare us the need to engage in public arguments about the meaning of goods. So markets seem to enable us to be non-judgmental about values. But I think that's a mistake.
    "Michael Sandel: 'We need to reason about how to value our bodies, human dignity, teaching and learning'". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2012.