Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Napoletano argues that grades, as measurements of academic performance, cannot be deserved. Since grades measure the basis of desert– namely, a student’s performance– they cannot simultaneously function as the object of desert. In this paper, I present two counterarguments to Napoletano’s claim. First, I argue that people can deserve to be measured accurately, as failing to do so can give rise to an injustice. Second, I argue that grades are not measurements but appraisals of student performance. Either claim, independently, undermines Napoletano’s conclusion, demonstrating that grades can indeed be deserved.
Source: Philosophia
Author: Alexander Andersson
Institutions: Tilburg University, University of Gothenburg
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,190
Funder: Göteborgs Universitet
OpenAlex ID: W4412424117