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(2018) Philosophy of race, Dordrecht, Springer.
In democratic political life, political philosophy, law, and public policy are often interrelated. John Rawls's abstract thought experiment to develop, behind a veil of ignorance, basic institutions for already well-ordered and law-abiding societies, may not be relevant to the correction of practical injustice. Amartya Sen's idea of addressing human capabilities and practices of applicative justice, better addresses real-life injustice. Concerns about affirmative action and racial profiling involve questions about their injustice. The US Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action only as part of a full range of individual qualifications. Police racial profiling has led to homicides against unarmed young black men, although police discretion has been upheld by the US Supreme Court.
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Zack, N. (2018). Political philosophy, law, and public policy, in Philosophy of race, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 197-219.
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