Affirmative Action and Racial Preference: A Debate (Point/Counterpoint (Chelsea Hardcover)) - Softcover

Cohen; Sterba

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195148959 ISBN 13: 9780195148954

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Cohen and Sterba, two contemporary philosophers in sharp opposition, debate the value of affirmative action and racial preference. They defend thier views with analysis and commentay on landmark cases - including the most recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court and the current University of Michigan admissions cases, Gratz and Grutter.

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Review

"A superb review of the legal and moral pros and cons on affirmative action. Cohen maintains that it is unconstitutional, illegal, unjust and counterproductive. He is a seasoned veteran in the war against affirmative action and he marshals his arguments with great passion and skill. Sterba meets these arguments head on and gives a virtuoso defense of affirmative action."--Bernard Boxill, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"It is not often that I read a book about race preferences and learn something new on every page. Such was the case with Cohen and Sterba's Affirmative Action and Racial Preference. The co-authors bring bring clarity and insight to a debate long characterized by half truth and confusion. This book is indispensable for anyone who seeks to understand the current public debate."--Terry Pell, Center for Individual Rights "A superb review of the legal and moral pros and cons on affirmative action. Cohen maintains that it is unconstitutional, illegal, unjust and counterproductive. He is a seasoned veteran in the war against affirmative action and he marshals his arguments with great passion and skill. Sterba meets these arguments head on and gives a virtuoso defense of affirmative action."--Bernard Boxill, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill "It is not often that I read a book about race preferences and learn something new on every page. Such was the case with Cohen and Sterba's Affirmative Action and Racial Preference. The co-authors bring bring clarity and insight to a debate long characterized by half truth and confusion. This book is indispensable for anyone who seeks to understand the current public debate."--Terry Pell, Center for Individual Rights "A superb review of the legal and moral pros and cons on affirmative action. Cohen maintains that it is unconstitutional, illegal, unjust and counterproductive. He is a seasoned veteran in the war against affirmative action and he marshals his arguments with great passion and skill. Sterba meets these arguments head on and gives a virtuoso defense of affirmative action."--Bernard Boxill, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill "It is not often that I read a book about race preferences and learn something new on every page. Such was the case with Cohen and Sterba's Affirmative Action and Racial Preference. The co-authors bring bring clarity and insight to a debate long characterized by half truth and confusion. This book is indispensable for anyone who seeks to understand the current public debate."--Terry Pell, Center for Individual Rights "A superb review of the legal and moral pros and cons on affirmative action. Cohen maintains that it is unconstitutional, illegal, unjust and counterproductive. He is a seasoned veteran in the war against affirmative action and he marshals his arguments with great passion and skill. Sterba meetsthese arguments head on and gives a virtuoso defense of affirmative action."--Bernard Boxill, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"It is not often that I read a book about race preferences and learn something new on every page. Such was the case with Cohen and Sterba's Affirmative Action and Racial Preference. The co-authors bring bring clarity and insight to a debate long characterized by half truth and confusion. This bookis indispensable for anyone who seeks to understand the current public debate."--Terry Pell, Center for Individual Rights

About the Author

Carl Cohen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan. He has written extensively on moral and political philosophy and logic. His essays have appeared in The Nation, Commentary, Ethics, and many law reviews and other periodicals. Former chairman of the ACLU of Michigan, Cohen has served on Michigan's admissions committees, and as chairman of its faculty. James P. Sterba is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. The author of twenty-three books, most recently Three Challenges to Ethics (OUP, 2001) he is the past president of the International Society for Social and Legal Philosophy, American Section, of Concerned Philosophers for Peace, and of the North American Society for Social Philosophy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0195148959
• ISBN 13: 9780195148954
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416