?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Equality+and+the+Mantra+of+Diversity&rft.creator=Thomas%2C+Laurence&rft.subject=Ethics&rft.description=This+essay+is+part+of+a+symposium+on+affirmative+action+that+took+place+at+the+University+of+Cincinnati+with+the+distinguished+legal+scholar+Ronald+Dworkin.++I+argue+against+affirmative+action.+And+I+discuss+at+length+the+votes+of+Justice+Sandra+Day+O'Connor+and+the+dissent+of+Justice+Clarence+Thomas.++I+develop+the+idea+of+idiosyncratic+excellence%3B+and+I+argue+that+diversity+is+a+weakness+insofar+as+it+(a)+an+excuse+for+social+myopia+and+(b)an+impediment+to+individuals+seeing+beyond+their+differences+and+affirming+the+excellences+that+they+witness.++The+expected+publication+date%2C+Univ+of+Cinn+Law+Review%2C+is+March+2004.+&rft.date=2003-11&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3280%2F1%2FThomas_AffAction.pdf&rft.identifier=++Thomas%2C+Laurence++(2003)+Equality+and+the+Mantra+of+Diversity.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3280%2F