College of Business Administration

Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Institutions

Discussion Questions for October 05, 1999:

1) What is affirmative action and what is its purpose? What is the dominant ethical theory used to justify affirmative action? What is the moral justification?

2) What arguements are used to justify an anti-affirmative action position? Are there any ethical theories to support this viewpoint?

3) What was the outcome in Piscataway vs. Taxman? How was this ruling justified?

4) What alternatives to affirmative action exist, and how could they be implemented?

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