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Dialogue on Affirmative Action
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Nikhil Mavinkurve Philosophy 355 Dialogue on Affirmative Action ALEX: I can't believe that affirmative action is still in place in many institutions in this country. BETH: Why? Affirmative Action programs have helped many people. It is definitely just and appropriate because it is necessary for equal opportunity. ALEX: Everyone speaks about equality of opportunity. What does that mean? Isn't the idea to choose one person over another, simply because of race, gender, or socio-economic disadvantage, wrong? Isn't that prejudicial? BETH: Actually, the idea of Affirmative Action is not prejudicial. Prejudice is a matter of making a distinction or selection based on criteria irrelevant to the selection task at hand. It involves a kind of mistake in judging. For example, if I tend to judge whether a basketball team is well coached by whether I like the coach 's looks when I see his photo on the sports page, I am displaying a prejudice. Affirmative Action...
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