2019Educational TheoryOpen access

Living with Moral Disagreement: The Enduring Controversy about Affirmative Action

Doris A. Santoro, R. Kirk Anderson, Lawrence Blum, Winston C. Thompson, Michele S. Moses

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In the pages that follow, Kirk Anderson, Lawrence Blum, and Winston Thompson demonstrate the value of examining the moral conflicts embedded in educational policy debates.The reviewers invite Moses to detail how her analysis contributes to efforts in, and beyond, the field of philosophy of education and how it illuminates controversies other than race-conscious policies.Finally, Moses responds to her reviewers' criticisms and reaffirms the importance of democratic dialogue when faced with seemingly intractable policy debates.

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In the pages that follow, Kirk Anderson, Lawrence Blum, and Winston Thompson demonstrate the value of examining the moral conflicts embedded in educational policy debates.The reviewers invite Moses to detail how her analysis contributes to efforts in, and beyond, the field of philosophy of education and how it illuminates controversies other than race-conscious policies.Finally, Moses responds to her reviewers' criticisms and reaffirms the importance of democratic dialogue when faced with seemingly intractable policy debates.

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In the pages that follow, Kirk Anderson, Lawrence Blum, and Winston Thompson demonstrate the value of examining the moral conflicts embedded in educational policy debates.The reviewers invite Moses to detail how her analysis contributes to efforts in, and beyond, the field of philosophy of education and how it illuminates controversies other than race-conscious policies.Finally, Moses responds to her reviewers' criticisms and reaffirms the importance of democratic dialogue when faced with seemingly intractable policy debates.

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