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    Dworkin's distinction between policy arguments (goals for... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The contrast between laws that advance public policy aims and laws that prohibit wrongful conduct is ill drawn.

    Dworkin's distinction between policy arguments (goals for the community) and principle arguments (individual rights) maps directly onto the public policy vs. wrongful conduct contrast.

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    Dworkin(as the philosopher whose theory is being discussed)
    Ronald Dworkin was an influential American legal philosopher who argued that law isn't just a set of arbitrary rules, but should be understood through moral principles.
    Maps onto(logic and mathematics in philosophy)
    Corresponds to or matches up with; when one thing 'maps onto' another, there's a systematic relationship between them.
    Policy arguments(as contrasted with principle arguments)
    Arguments about what laws or rules a government should create to achieve goals that benefit the community as a whole.
    Principle arguments(as contrasted with policy arguments)
    Arguments about what rules or decisions are required to respect individual rights and treat people fairly, regardless of whether they benefit the community overall.

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    Wrongful conduct(as the legal/ethical category linked to principle arguments)
    Behavior that violates someone's rights or treats them unfairly, as opposed to merely being bad policy for society.

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