Discussion:
Review the CHAPTER The Tense Office: Discrimination, Victimization, and Affirmative Action
Read the Case Study (Working at Columbia University)
Response below in 250 words:
The three basic ethical arguments against discrimination (and, in this case, discrimination based on personal religious belief) are fairness,rights, and utilitarianism.
• Choose one and make the case that Houngan Hector-who was never charged with any crime-should be treated like any other applicant for a job at Columbia University.
• Can any of the three arguments be used to show that discriminating against Haitian voodoo believers is ethically acceptable, even recommendable?