Is Diversity Good? Six Possible Conceptions of Diversity and Six Possible Answers
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Is Diversity Good? Six Possible Conceptions of Diversity and Six Possible Answers
Prominent ethical and policy issues such as affirmative action and female enrollment in science and engineering revolve around the idea that diversity is good. However, a precise definition is seldom provided. I show that diversity may be construed as a factual description, a craving for symmetry, an intrinsic good, an instrumental good, a symptom, or a side effect. These acceptions differ vast...
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عنوان ژورنال: Science and Engineering Ethics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1353-3452,1471-5546
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-007-9032-7