Publisher's Synopsis
Is equal opportunity consistent with liberty? If equality and liberty conflict, how should we decide which is to be given precedence? To what extent is inequality of results - income, status, and so forth - evidence of unequal opportunity? Are practices such as affirmative action and reverse discrimination legitimate ways of ensuring equal opportunity and rectifying the consequences of historical inequality of opportunity?;The essays in this volume address a broad range of these ethical, conceptual, and empirical questions. Although the authors approach these questions from a variety of perspectives, they nonetheless exhibit the widespread agreement that ensuring equal opportunity for all is a highly desirable goal. But they also exhibit the widespread disagreement over the nature of equal opportunity and the methods by which it may be legitimately achieved.
