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Auteur(s) : Eidelson, Benjamin (1986-....)
Titre(s) : Discrimination and disrespect [Texte imprimé] / Benjamin Eidelson
Édition : First edition
Publication : Oxford : Oxford university press, 2015
Description matérielle : 267 pages ; 23 cm
Collection : Oxford philosophical monographs
Lien à la collection : Oxford philosophical monographs
Comprend : Part I. Clearing the ground ; The concept of discrimination ; The puzzle of indirect
discrimination ; Part II. Intrinsically wrongful discrimination ; The role of disrespect
in wrongful discrimination ; Respect for equality ; Respect for individuality ;
Part II. Contingently wrongful discrimination ; A case study : racial profiling.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262) and index
Hardly anyone disputes that discrimination can be a grave moral wrong. Yet this consensus
masks fundamental disagreements about what makes something discrimination, as well
as precisely why (and hence when) acts of discrimination are wrong. Benjamin Eidelson
develops systematic answers to those two questions. He argues that discrimination
is a form of differential treatment distinguished by its special connection to the
differential ascription of some property to different people. This simple conceptual
analysis of discrimination dissolves certain recurrent puzzles. It also positions
us to reconsider the derivative notion of indirect discrimination (or discrimination
consisting in 'disparate impact'). Offering a revisionist account of that idea, the
book explains why some such cases are reducible to 'direct' discrimination, and why
others, although morally and legally suspect, may not best be thought of as 'discrimination'
at all. Eidelson then argues that what makes some cases of discrimination intrinsically
wrongful is that they manifest an attitude of disrespect for the personhood of those
who are disfavored. He endeavors to specify what this attitude consists in, and to
demonstrate how attending to its character can help us to better understand the moral
dimensions of different forms of wrongful discrimination. Focusing on the distinct
requirements of respect for the equality and autonomy of persons in turn, Eidelson
explains why we condemn some cases of discrimination as strongly as we do and offers
principles to guide our thinking where we are less certain. He concludes with an extended
discussion of racial profiling in law enforcement
Sujet(s) : Discriminations indirectes
Égalité -- Philosophie
Respect -- Philosophie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780198732877. - ISBN 0198732872
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb445001067
Notice n° :
FRBNF44500106
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)