A Reply to Louis P. Pojman’s Article "The Case Against Affirmative Action"

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Published: Dec 31, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/cjp.23660
Keywords:
affirmative action strong affirmative action weak affirmative action Louis Pojman deontology utilitarian ethics
Sooraj Kumar Maurya
Department of Philosophy, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi; Department of Philosophy, University of Allahabad
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6974-5508
Abstract
Affirmative action is a public policy purposed to compensate the victims of injustice at the cost of priviledged groups; hence to some it appears as opposing the notion of equality and being against human dignity. Thinkers like Leslie Pickering Francis and John Rawls, on the other hand, argue that affirmative action policies should be implemented for the sake of the oppressed and under-represented groups. Louis P. Pojman in his article “The Case Against Affirmative Action” sets forth nine arguments against strong affirmative action. This paper sets out to challenge Pojman’s arguments one by one, and prove the author’s thesis in support of strong affirmative action.
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Author Biography
Sooraj Kumar Maurya, Department of Philosophy, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi; Department of Philosophy, University of Allahabad

Mr. Sooraj Kumar Maurya is working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110019. He is also a Senior Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Allahabad, PrayagRaj-211004. He has completed B.A. and M.A. from University of Allahabad. He has published and presented more than 20 research papers at various International and national journals and conferences. His Research interests are Social Philosophy and Moral Philosophy.

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