Education and Equality

What do we mean by equality and why do we value it? How is this value consistent with the vast inequality of present-day life? Is merit a justification for inequality? What counts as an unfair boost in life? In the US, education, particularly higher education, is meant to serve as a leveling function against inequality: it opens society’s doors to everyone. What is important about education? How is education a corrective to inequality? Does it live up to its promise in this equation?

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

PHIL 152