In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence.
In Sandel the Chinese have found a guide through the ethical dilemmas created by the nation\'s swift embrace of a market economy--a guide whose communitarian ideas.
China Daily reports that he has acquired a popularity ``usually reserved for Hollywood movie stars.`` China Newsweek declared him the ``most influential foreign figure`` of the year.
In China, he\'s a phenomenon, greeted by vast crowds.
In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence