Faces of Inequality: A Theory of Wrongful Discrimination

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This book defends an original and pluralist theory of when and why discrimination wrongs people. Sophia Moreau argues that although all cases of wrongful discrimination involve a failure to treat some people as the equals of others, these failures are importantly different. The first four chapters of the book explore different ways of failing to treat people as equals: through unfairly subordinating some to others, through violating someone’s right to a particular deliberative freedom, and through denying some people access to a basic good. Chapter Five explains why these different wrongs can be seen as parts of a coherent theory of wrongful discrimination, and it presents some of the explanatory advantages of that this theory has over others. Chapter Six argues that the theory enables us to see indirect discrimination as wrongful for many of the same reasons as direct discrimination, and that both should be seen as forms of negligence. Finally Chapter Seven argues that the duty to treat others as equals is a duty held not just by the state, but also by each individual member of society. Title Pages Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments A_Question_of_Inequality Unfair_Subordination The_Relevance_of_Deliberative_Freedom Access_to_Basic_Goods A_Pluralist_Answer_to_the_Question_of_Inequality Indirect_Discrimination The_Duty_to_Treat_Others_as_Equals_Who_Stands_Under_It Conclusion Index