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1 online resource |
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Equal opportunity and its problems -- Opportunities and human development -- Opportunity pluralism -- Applications |
| Summary |
Equal opportunity is a powerful idea, and one with extremely broad appeal in contemporary politics, political theory, and law. But what does it mean? On close examination, the most attractive existing conceptions of equal opportunity turn out to be impossible to achieve in practice, or even in theory. As long as families are free to raise their children differently, no two people's opportunities will be equal; nor is it possible to disentangle someone's abilities or talents from her background advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, given different abilities and disabilities, different people |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Oxford University, 2009) under title: Opportunity pluralism |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Philosophy
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Equality -- Philosophy
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Equality -- Philosophy
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199812158 |
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0199812152 |
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9781306197397 |
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1306197392 |
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