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图书目录:INTRODUCTION
1. The question 2. The background to the question 3. An outline of the argument PART 1. Meritocracy 1. Two concepts of meritocracy 2. Meritocracy as a way of rewarding desert 3. Meritocracy as hiring the best person for the job 4. Are employers obliged to hire the best people? 5. When being good at the job is not just a means to an end 6. Arguments for meritocracy that appeal to efficiency rather than fairness 7. Meritocracy in the public sector 8. Legitimate expectations 9. Should we be trying to promote merit indirectly? 10. Conclusions PART 2. Equality 1. Equality and meritocracy 2. Some common but unsuccessful arguments for equal treatment 3. Arguments for equality in the face of difference 4. Egalitarian arguments that appeal not to some claim we are each separately thought to possess, but to our relations with each other 5. Equality of what: Work, opportunities, or chances? 6. So why do we believe in equality? 7. Conclusions PART 3. Discrimination 1 .Discrimination, meritocracy, and equality 2.So what exactly/s wrong with discrimination? 3. A libertarian objection 4. Does every kind of discrimination express contempt? 5. Is it unfair to use statistical judgements when dealing with people? 6. Giving in to people's prejudices 7. Is discrimination wrong in itself, or because of its effects? 8. Conclusions CONCLUSIONS References Index |