Is affirmative action really reverse discrimination? Moral examination of this issue

Affirmative Action "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Declaration of Independence) The policy of affirmative action was developed in the mid 1960's to offer equal opportunity employment and education to women and minorities. In its tumultuous, nearly 40 years of existence, affirmative action has been both praised …showed first 75 words of 1523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1523 total…be concluded. Firstly, anything that is not fit to be a universal law can be called into question based on its morality. Secondly, any law which infringes upon the rights of society is a breach of law and order, social contract, and justice. According to the moral philosophies of both Kant and Kohlberg, affirmative action is a violation of many of the principles which comprise a moral act and therefore a violation of morality itself.