These essays, with one exception originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, consider the moral problems associated with improving the social and econo

Cohen and Sterba, two contemporary philosophers in sharp opposition, debate the value of affirmative action and racial preference. They defend thier views with

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Affirmative action has been fiercely debated for more than a quarter of a century, producing much partisan literature, but little serious scholarship and almost