The idea is that if black people, say, do worse on their s a ts, then for various cultural reasons, then eliminating that requirement will make things or fair. But then it's just like more attention gets paid to these other things, like teacher evaluations and grades. And of course, that's also going to effect a negatively the people who are poor or or black or whatever. If you just treat one symptom, you're not necessarily making society healthier by just kind of isolating one treatment and only doing that cause.
We think racism is wrong but what about “lookism” – a bias that favors attractive people over unattractive ones? If it’s wrong to judge people by the color of their skin, what about judging people for something that is only skin deep? We talk about two pieces today, a forthcoming philosophy article by William D’Allesandro “Is it Bad to Prefer Attractive Partners” and the Ted Chiang story “Liking What You See: A Documentary.”
Plus we select the topic finalists for our beloved Patreon listener-selected episode. Interesting list this time around!
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