The Ethics of
Diversity:
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
in Moral Theory
Introduction
Overview
The Identity Argument
Impartiality and
Particularity
Godwin’s Choice
Godwin’s Choice, 2
Two Questions
Moral Motivation and
Impartiality
Impartiality and
Behavior
Impartiality,
Particularity, and Power
Identity and
Transparency
The Identity Argument
Premise 1
Premise 2
Race, Ethnicity, and
Culture
Internalist and
Externalist Accounts of Ethnic Identity
Responses to the
Identity Argument
Separatism
Supremacist
Assimilationism
Pluralism
Pluralism and
Multiculturalism
Minority Rights
Kymlicka’s Argument
Groups
The Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
The Rights of Formerly
Enslaved Peoples
Hate Crimes
The Rights of Immigrant
Minorities
The Virtues Necessary
for Living Well in a Diverse Society