Relations between the Sexes: Timely vs. Timeless Principles

In this Article, Professor Kuperman examines the morality of affirmative action with a primary focus on affirmative action for women. He outlines what he feels is a convincing case for a philosophically opposed position: that affirmative action programs are justified. After discussing the criticisms leveled against affirmative action, the author concludes by suggesting that the strongest case for affirmative action rests on its relation to a just society. The relation is that affirmative action should lead to a just society

All the (Many, Many) Things We Know: Extended Knowledge *

Abstract In this paper we explore the potential bearing of the extended mind thesis-the thesis that the mind extends into the world-on epistemology. We do three things. First, we argue that the combination of the extended mind thesis and reliabilism about knowledge entails that ordinary subjects can easily come to enjoy various forms of restricted omniscience. Second, we discuss the conceptual foundations of the extended mind and knowledge debate. We suggest that the theses of extended mind and extended knowledge lead to a bifurcation with respect to the concepts of belief and knowledge. We suggest that this conceptual bifurcation supports a form of pluralism about these concepts. Third, we discuss whether something similar can be said at the metaphysical level