Against Equality of Opportunity

Zusatztext ... the book fully lives up to its provocative title. In the horse-trading of meritocracy versus equality, few have had the nerve and imagination to throw out both these ideals at once. Informationen zum Autor Matt Cavanagh was Lecturer in Philosophy at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 1996-2000. Klappentext These days almost everyone seems to think it obvious that equality of opportunity is at least part of what constitutes a fair society. At the same time they are so vague about what equality of opportunity actually amounts to that it can begin to look like an empty term, a convenient shorthand for the way jobs (or for that matter university places, or positions of power, or merely places on the local sports team) should be allocated, whatever that happens to be.Matt Cavanagh offers a highly provocative and original new view, suggesting that the way we think about equality and opportunity should be radically changed. Zusammenfassung These days almost everyone seems to think it obvious that equality of opportunity is at least part of what constitutes a fair society. In this title, Matt Cavanagh offers provocative and original view, suggesting that the way we think about equality and opportunity should be radically changed. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Meritocracy 3: Equality 4: Discrimination 5: Conclusions References, Index

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• Authors: Matt Cavanagh, Matt (Lecturer Cavanagh
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2002
• EAN: 9780199243433
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924343-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Oxford Philosophical Monographs; Oxford Philosophical Monograph; Oxford Philosophical Monographs; Oxford Philosophical Monograph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education