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The affirmative action debate / edited by Steven M. Cahn.

Contributor Cahn, Steven M.

Edition Statement:2nd ed.

Imprint:New York : Routledge, 2002.

Descriptionxiv, 233 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:I. INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND DISCRIMINATION: 1. Discrimination and morally relevant characteristics / James W. Nickel -- 2. Inverse discrimination / J.L. Cowan -- 3. Reparations to wronged groups / Michael D. Bayles -- 4. Reverse discrimination and compensatory justice / Paul W. Taylor -- 5. Reverse discrimination / William A. Nunn III -- 6. Should reparations be to individuals or groups? / James W. Nickel -- 8. What's wrong with discrimination? / Paul Woodruff -- II. JUSTICE AND COMPENSATION: 9. Preferential hiring / Judith Jarvis Thomson -- 10. Preferential hiring: a reply to Judith Jarvis Thomson / Robert Simon -- 11. Justifying reverse discrimination in employment / George Sher -- 12. Preferential hiring and compensation / Robert K. Fullinwider -- 13. Compensatory justice: the question of costs / Robert Amdur -- III. THE BAKKE CASE: 14. Who are equals? / Carl Cohen -- 15. Bakke's case: are quotas unfair? / Ronald Dworkin -- 16. What did Bakke really decide? / Ronald Dworkin -- 17. Equality, diversity, and good faith / Carl Cohen -- IV. DIVERSITY: 18. In defense of affirmative action / Barbara R. Bergmann -- 19. The role model argument and faculty diversity / Anita L. Allen -- 20. Proportional representation of women and minorities / Celia Wolf-Devine -- 21. The meaning of "merit" / William G. Bowen, Derek Bok -- 22. Does your "merit" depend upon your race? : a rejoinder to Bowen and Bok / Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom -- 23. Diversity / George Sher -- V. PREFERENCE OR IMPARTIALITY? 24. In favor of affirmative action / Tom L. Beauchamp -- 25. Reverse discrimination / Sidney Hook.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.

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Cahn, Steven M.
Subject:
Affirmative action programs -- United States.