Race, equality, and the burdens of history /

John Arthur philosophically addresses the problems of racism and the legacy of past racial discrimination in the United States. Offering a thorough analysis of the concepts of race and racism, Arthur also discusses racial equality, poverty and race, reparations and affirmative action, and merit in w...

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Main Author: Arthur, John, 1946-2007
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Racism -- Racism as a normative concept -- What is racism? -- Institutional racism as an interpretive concept -- Racism and racial inferiority -- Generalizations and stereotypes -- Racial profiling -- 2 Race -- Is it racist to believe in races? -- The idea of social construction -- Social construction and race -- The reality of race -- What race is Tiger Woods? -- Conceptual neutrality? -- 3 Slavery -- A brief history of slavery -- What is slavery? -- Slavery and racism -- The philosophy of slavery -- "All men are created equal" -- 4 Racial Equality -- The equal value of persons -- Justice and equality -- Segregation and racial contempt -- Self-respect and self-esteem -- Institutional racism and the United States Constitution -- Is racism natural? -- 5 Poverty and Race -- Economic inequality and groups -- Race and I.Q.: The repugnant hypothesis -- Explaining African-American poverty -- Educational achievement and culture -- "Rumors of inferiority" -- Pragmatism's insight -- 6 Compensatory Justice: Restitution, Reparations, and Apologies -- Two forms of compensation: Restitution and reparation -- Restitution and slavery -- Some puzzles about reparations -- Who owes reparations? -- Tracing the effects of ancient wrongs: The problem of the baseline -- Apologies, guilt, and remorse -- 7 Merit and Race -- What is merit? -- Merit and institutional goals -- How merit matters -- The "myth" of merit? -- When is race a qualification? -- 8 Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity -- Debating affirmative action -- Is affirmative action self-defeating to blacks? -- Successful lives -- Equal opportunities -- The way forward -- Bibliography -- Table of Cases -- Index -- Last Page. 
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