Discrimination in the workplace can come in many different forms ranging from sex, race, color, religion, gender reassignment or even sexual orientation .
According to Kant, discrimination in the workplace is argued to be morally wrong and by the appeal to the considerations of justice. According to his argument, for the reason that it treats individuals as the means to whatever social reasons the discrimination is meant to serve and not as ends. This view in Kantians serves for both sexists and racists times of bad old age discrimination and the socially progressive times of “reverse discrimination” which involve use of affirmative action .
Another view of Kant of discrimination is that it is a practice which can be described as non-universalizable. Kant says that discrimination will not exist freely as a nature system because those involved in discrimination would not enjoy being discriminated against if situations were to be reversed . In Kant’s view, people should be treated equally out of goodwill. .
In Mill’s view, discrimination is inappropriate in the work place and has no justification. He believes that everyone should be subjected to equal rights. He focuses on the true value of happiness as universal and in each individual it counts for one and anyone’s interests can never count for more than one. He does not support discrimination and supports equality with equal consideration of interests for all
Mills however points out that there is a difference between groups of people and but insists there is no logical reason for using this differences when considering their interests.
Works cited
Boxill, Bernard R. Blacks and Social Justice. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield, 1992. Print.
Budd, John W. Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2004. Print.
Ezorsky, Gertrude, and James W. Nickel. Moral Rights in the Workplace. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987. Print.
