October, 2006 archive

Guest Article: A Tit-For-Tat About Politics

October 3rd, 2006 | Guest Article | No comments

I recently had a discussion with other philosophers regarding the tit for tat (def: retribution, eye for an eye) structure of the politics and morality involved in a policy of affirmative action. We agreed that it’s unfortunate that racial issues seem to revert to some form of tit for tat, but what other possibilities are [...]