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Ssekasozi provides an ontological ethical foundation for the legal analysis on affirmative action, arguing that there is a fine ethical distinction between human rights and civil rights in practice and that, where discrimination is "categorical" in nature, a "categorical" solution is required. Chapters include a review of the literature; a summary of relevant legal documents; a detailed philosophical explication of the problem; and discussion of types of discrimination, with conclusions and directions for future research. Double-spaced text. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Preface(p. xvii)
• Foreword(p. xix)
• Chapter 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• The Statement of the Problem(p. 2)
• The Purposes of the Study(p. 5)
• Research Questions(p. 7)
• Limitations of The Study(p. 9)
• Organization of the Study(p. 10)
• Chapter 2 Review of Literature(p. 13)
• The Historical Literature on Affirmative Action(p. 13)
• Philosophical Literature on Affirmative Action(p. 14)
• Legal and Other Scholarly Writings Specifically on Affirmative Action(p. 18)
• Legal Studies on Affirmative Action(p. 22)
• Studies on Affirmative Action in Higher Education(p. 24)
• Racial Discrimination Studies(p. 27)
• Sex Discrimination Studies(p. 29)
• Some Miscellaneous Studies on Affirmative Action(p. 34)
• Affirmative Action in Practice(p. 38)
• Some Observations on The Reviewed Literature(p. 42)
• Chapter 3 The Law (Legal Cases) on Affirmative Action(p. 45)
• Some General Legal Precedent Cases on Affirmative Action(p. 45)
• Presidential Executive Orders and Some of the Other Documents Which are Related To Affirmative Action(p. 52)
• 1. Presidential Executive Orders on Affirmative Action(p. 52)
• 2. Revised Order No. 4(p. 52)
• 3. Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act(p. 53)
• 4. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act(p. 53)
• 5. Bona Fide Occupational Qualification(p. 53)
• 6. Title IX of the Education Amendments Of 1972(p. 53)
• 7. The Equal Pay Act of 1963(p. 53)
• 8. Section 1981, Race and Alienage Act(p. 54)
• Some Observations on the Legal Cases and Other Documents(p. 54)
• Chapter 4 Philosophers on Affirmative Action(p. 55)
• The Method of Selecting The Philosophers(p. 55)
• Background to the Issue of Affirmative Action: Wilson's Theory of Cycles(p. 55)
• 1. The First Cycle: Colonial America and Revolutionary America: 1619-1770 and 1770-1800(p. 55)
• 2. The Second Cycle: the National and Civil War-Reconstruction Periods: 1800-1875(p. 57)
• 3. The Third Cycle: Pre- and Post-World War II Years (1880-1975)(p. 59)
• A Brief Evaluation of Wilson's Theory of Cycles(p. 60)
• Philosophers on Affirmative Action
• 1. Aristotle's Theory of Justice(p. 60)
• 2. Philosopher Wasserstrom for Affirmative Action(p. 63)
• (a) The Argument from Meritocracy is Defective(p. 65)
• (b) The Philosophical Argument from the Sociology of Knowledge(p. 68)
• 3. Philosopher Beauchamp for Affirmative Action(p. 70)
• (a) The Argument from Statistical Evidence(p. 74)
• (b) The Argument from Linguistic Evidence(p. 74)
• (c) The Argument from Historical Evidence(p. 75)
• (d) The Argument from Government Data(p. 76)
• 4. Philosopher Blackstone Against Affirmative Action(p. 78)
• 5. Philosopher Greene Against Affirmative Action(p. 82)
• Chapter 5 Analyses and Conclusions(p. 91)
• An Examination of the Thirteen Major Types of Discrimination(p. 91)
• 1. Sex Discrimination(p. 91)
• 2. Race and National Origin Discrimination(p. 92)
• 3. Religious Discrimination(p. 94)
• 4. Age Discrimination(p. 94)
• 5. Discrimination Against the Handicapped(p. 95)
• 6. Reverse Discrimination(p. 96)
• 7. Submission to the Elders (Gerontocratic Reverse Discrimination)(p. 96)
• 8. Knowledge (Epistemic Authority Discrimination Of the Platonic Type)(p. 97)
• 9. Money (Plutocratic Discrimination)(p. 98)
• 10. Control by Conquest (Discrimination Based on Military Rule)(p. 99)
• 11. The Cult of Ancestors (Ancestry: Blood Lineage Discrimination)(p. 100)
• 12. Cultural Heritage (A Sense of Cultural Superiority and Discrimination Based upon the Imposition of One's Cultural Heritage on Others)(p. 100)
• 13. Political Power (In One-party States: Discrimination Practiced in Countries With One Legal Political Party)(p. 101)
• Some Philosophical Observations on the Theories of the Five Philosophers(p. 102)
• 1. Commentary on Aristotle's Theory(p. 102)
• 2. Commentary on Philosopher Wasserstrom's Theories(p. 113)
• 3. Commentary on Philosopher Beauchamp's Theories(p. 106)
• 4. Commentary on Philosopher Blackstone's Theories(p. 107)
• 5. Commentary on Philosopher Greene's Theories(p. 111)
• Answers to Research Questions(p. 115)
• Conclusions and Recommendations(p. 119)
• 1. Commentary on the Thirteen Different Types of Discrimination(p. 119)
• 2. Commentary on the Legal Literature and Citizenry Involvement(p. 119)
• 3. Other Observations(p. 120)
• Commentary on Wilson's Theory of Cycles(p. 124)
• The Implications of this Research(p. 125)
• Recommendations for Further Research On Affirmative Action(p. 126)
• References(p. 127)
• Appendix The List of Legal Cases(p. 145)
• Bibliography(p. 157)
• Index(p. 211)

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Engelbert Ssekasozi was born in Kampala, Uganda. He is a Professor of Philosophy at Lincoln University of Missouri