{"product_id":"how-to-make-opportunity-equal-isbn-9781405160810","title":"How to Make Opportunity Equal","description":"\u003cb\u003eHOW TO MAKE OPPORTUNITY EQUAL \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Paul Gomberg makes a powerful and provocative case that real equality of opportunity can only be achieved by overturning the social division of labor that unfairly handicaps not just black but the working class in general.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Charles W. Mills, University of Illinois at Chicago \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“An important and original contribution to contemporary debates about justice in political philosophy; and accessible introduction to those debates for students and the lay reader; and a powerful and important challenge to policymakers, educators and employers, to think hard about their responsibilities for enabling people to lead flourishing lives.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Harry Brighouse, University of Wisconsin-Madison \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“In this impressive book, Paul Gomberg argues ardently, with great optimism, and with philosophical and sociological sophistication, for a radical new theory of egalitarian justice.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Copp, University of Florida \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistributive injustices such as low pay, inferior healthcare and housing, as well as diminished opportunities in school continue to blight the lives of millions of the urban poor in America and beyond.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book announces a new theory of justice. Paul Gomberg:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efocuses on how race and class structure unequal life prospects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eshows how human society can be organized in a way that does not socialize children for lives of routine labor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emaintains that true equality of opportunity comes only when all labor, both routine and complex, is shared\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eproposes a new paradigm for the theory of justice. While Rawls, Sen, Nozick, and Walzer conceive justice as addressing how various goods are fairly obtained or distributed, Gomberg argues that justice in distribution must advance contributive opportunities and duties. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Gomberg’s contributive theory of justice, each person contributes to society not for individual material gain, but from a sense of what is required in order to build just relations with others.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassionate and radical, but rigorously argued, this book makes a vital and original contribution to philosophy and social thought.  Preface\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho Toils? Race, Equal Opportunity, and the Division of Labor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAgainst Leveling the Playing Field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAgainst Limiting Opportunity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEgalitarianism of Opportunity and Other Egalitarianisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan Everyone be Esteemed?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpportunity for What? Defending the Constellation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSharing Labor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransforming Relationships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs Inequality Necessary?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre Some Born Smarter than Others?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRace and Political Philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJustice and Markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributive Justice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e . \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  “How to Make Opportunity Equal is a bold and principled attempt to grapple with the fundamental problem of justice in the modern world, and along the way manages to throw a great deal of light on the insidious character of modern racial categorizations.” (\u003ci\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"Gomberg writes in a hard-hitting, knowledgeable and engaging way about the problems of racism in society and marshals an array of evidence to illustrate his case.\" \u003ci\u003e(Ethical Theory and Moral Practice)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Gomberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Chicago State University. He has published widely in political philosophy, the history of philosophy, and on race in journals such as \u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Philosophical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and The \u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing reflects his experience as an anti-racist activist and teacher.  Distributive injustices such as low pay, inferior health care and housing, as well as diminished opportunities in school, continue to blight the lives of millions of the urban poor in America and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book announces a new theory of justice. Paul Gomberg:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on how race and class structure unequal life prospects\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how human society can be organized in a way that does not socialize children for lives of routine labor\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaintains that true equality of opportunity comes only when all labor, both routine and complex, is shared\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes a new paradigm for the theory of justice. While Rawls, Sen, Nozick, and Walzer conceive justice as addressing how various goods are fairly obtained or distributed, Gomberg argues that justice in distribution must advance contributive opportunities and duties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Gomberg’s contributive theory of justice, each person contributes to society not for individual material gain, but from a sense of what is required in order to build just relations with others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassionate and radical, but rigorously argued, this book makes a vital and original contribution to philosophy and social thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA discussion board for ideas and comments relating to the book can be found at: http:\/\/howtomakeopportunityequal.blogspot.com\/.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Paul Gomberg makes a powerful and provocative case that real equality of opportunity can only be achieved by overturning the social division of labor that unfairly handicaps not just blacks but the working class in general.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–Charles W. 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