Discuss whether affirmative action, defined as hiring a slightly less qualified candidate from a disadvantage group over a white male, is justified.

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    Question 1 (30 points)

     

    Write a short essay on one of the following questions.

    1. Discuss whether affirmative action, defined as hiring a slightly less qualified candidate from a disadvantage group over a white male, is justified. In defending your position, make reference to the arguments of Pojman and Hettinger.

    2.  Assess the adequacy of Anita Superson’s definition of sexual harassment.

    Points to discuss/mention.
    1.  Backwards looking, i.e. compensatory justifications do not work (Pojman and Hettinger.
    2.  Affirmative action not equivalent to racism or sexism, since the motive is different.
    3.  There is a worry about excluding white males on the basis on involuntary (Hettinger)characteristics of sex and race (Hettinger gives this objection some weight but appeals to utilitarian intuition that this is a small price to pay, given the good affirmative action achieves.

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