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ERIC Number: EJ1290927
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-8249
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An Aristotelian Defence of Affirmative Action: Alasdair MacIntyre, Sandra Day O'Connor and "Grutter v. Bollinger"
Dhingra, Neil; Scribner, Campbell
Journal of Philosophy of Education, v55 n1 p83-98 Feb 2021
We argue that Alasdair MacIntyre's description of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as an exemplar of practical reasoning, who envisions the contextual and consensual balancing of different goods according to the further good of the American social order, enables a reinterpretation of O'Connor's majority opinion in "Grutter v. Bollinger," the landmark affirmative action decision. "Grutter" has been criticised for arbitrarily claiming that diversity is a compelling governmental interest, giving excessive deference to university admissions offices, and including a sunset provision. These criticisms, we argue, are weakened if the decision and the meaning of 'diversity' are reinterpreted through a neo-Aristotelian lens. Further, looking at "Grutter," we defend O'Connor from MacIntyre's criticism that she cannot radically critique the American social order.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Grutter et al v Bollinger et al
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