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Wood, Peter – Academic Questions, 2008
Advocates of preferences generally claim the moral high ground, insisting that we need them to advance the common social good. To oppose preferences, therefore, is "to act immorally." Preference's champions view them as weapons against hierarchy and oppression. Their foes stress individual identity and autonomy. The outcome of the debate will…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Political Attitudes, Social Justice, Social History