This book approaches education as a vital human good, both because it fosters the development of intellectual, moral and civic virtues, and because it promotes the development of valuable skills for work and for life. Accordingly, debates on justice, democracy, equality and inclusion often focus on questions concerning the kind of education people should receive, how scarce educational goods should be distributed, and the role of education in responding to historical and ongoing injustices. This volume collects 16 new essays that explore these pressing ethical, political and legal issues.

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Joan McGregor Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Faculty in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies and senior Sustainability Scholar at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ, USA). She has worked primarily in philosophy of law and bioethics, and currently, ethics of sustainability focusing on the food system. McGregor has published over 60 chapters and articles. Mark Christopher Navin, PhD, HEC-C, is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Oakland University (Rochester, MI, USA). He works primarily in clinical ethics and public health ethics.

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Introduction.- Part I: Inclusion, Justice, and Education.- Education, Inclusion, and Democratic Citizenship: Tagore on Human Flourishing.- The "Rights" Road to Inclusion: Disability Rights, Care, and Ableism.- Part II: Education Rights and Reasonable Pluralism.- The Right to Education.- Pluralism, Diversity, and Choice: Problems with School Vouchers.- Part III: Opportunity and Inclusion in Education.- Interculturality, Justice and Inclusion: Key Educational Values for a Pluralist Society.- The Concept of Opportunity and the Ideal of Equality of Educational Opportunity.- Part IV: Race, Inclusion, and Education.- Institutional Racism and the Ethics of Inclusion: What does Justice Require to Transform Institutions of Higher Education?.- Janus-Faced Affirmative Action: Restorative Justice and the Transition to a Just Society.- Three Responses to Racism: Therapy, Punishment, and Education.- Part V: Civility, Incivility and Civic learning.- Making Space for Incivility.- Moral Capital, Civic Grace, and the Role of Education.-Part VI Justice in University Admissions.- "Merit" in University Admissions.- An Alternative to "Merit" in University Admissions.- Collective Merit in University Admissions.- [Commentary on Cudd, title TBD].- Collective Merit as an Alternative to Individual Merit in University Admissions?