Preferential Hiring

In: Philosophy & public affairs, Band 2, Heft 4, S. 364-384

Abstract

A very limited range of preferential hirings is dealt with; only hiring decisions in U's are explored. The qualifications that are relevant & those that are not are considered. The question arises whether race & sex are qualifications for U jobs, whether blacks learn better from blacks & women learn better from women--if so, it follows that white M's learn better from white M's as well. It is public support of U's that causes preferential hiring to be problematic. The problems associated with preferential treatment through gratitude, necessity, personal motives, violation of a right, the overriding of a right in necessary cases, & through reason of indebtedness are examined. While it is obvious that blacks & women were discriminated against in the past, it is assumed that these practices are no longer occurring. Modified HA.