Essay Archive - Dworkin's Belief of Preferential Treatment
Dworkin's Belief of Preferential Treatment
For many years, preferential treatment has been used to try to make up
for past wrong-doings to minorities. There have been many cases tried over
racial discrimination, with verdicts of both innocent and guilty. Ronald
Dworkin attempts to argue that preferential treatment is socially useful and at
the same time does not violate people's rights. This is wrong for many reasons;
here I shall illustrate how preferential treatment hinders racial equality,
violates people's rights, and can lead to a lower opinion toward a particular
race.
Dworkin believes that continuing pre....
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