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One of the standard problems with utilitarian arguments comes out clearly here. Malik fears that the argument might be turned against blacks at some time in the future. The argument is based on consequences, and consequences can change. Some philosophers have attempted to define utilitarianism in such a way as to make it impossible to construct a utilitarian justification for the traditional discrimination against blacks. Ronald Dworkin attempted this in his paper "DeFunis v. Sweatt," reprinted in Equality and Preferential Treatment, edited by Marshall Cohen and others.