Affirmative Action: Social Justice or Unfair Preference? / Edition 1

by Albert G. Mosley, Nicholas Capaldi

Overview

In this book, two distinguished philosophers debate one of the most controversial public policy issues of the late 20th century. Each begins by making a case for or against affirmative action, laying out the major arguments on both sides. Each author then responds to the other's essay. Written in an engaging, accessible style, Affirmative Action is an excellent text for junior level philosophy, political theory, public policy, and African-American studies courses as well as a guide for professionals navigating this important debate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780847683024
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/21/1996
Series:	Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Albert G. Mosley is professor of philosophy at Ohio University in Athens. He is the editor of African Philosophy: Selected Readings and numerous articles on affirmative action. Nicholas Capaldi is McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. Among his books is Out of Order: Affirmative Action and the Crisis of Doctrinaire Liberalism.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Affirmative Action: Pro Chapter 2 Affirmative Action: Con Chapter 3 Response to Capaldi Chapter 4 Response to Mosley

Editorial Reviews

Provides a. .. good summary of relevant case law,. . .

Choice Reviews - A. A. Sisneros

A comprehnsive analysis of specific arguments—for and against affirmative action—which increases the reader's ability to evaluate claims made by both sides in this important controversy.

Gertrude Ezorsky

The format of this series ... should make for lively debate.

Ethics: An International Journal of Social

Provides the most substantively detailed arguments for and against affirmative action in the literature. .. apparent in the masterful defense of affirmative action by the renowned Albert G. Mosley, and the insightful and robust rejection by the stalwart Nicholas Capaldi.

Leonard Harris

This book raises the level of the contemporary debate on affirmative action. Professor Mosley meets the critics head on. .. bold, ingenious and successful.

Bernard Boxill

The format of this series ... should make for lively debate.

January 1998 Ethics

Provides a . . . good summary of relevant case law, . . .
— A. A. Sisneros

Choice

The format of this series ... should make for lively debate.

Ethics: An International Journal of Social