Born free and equal? : a philosophical inquiry into the nature of discrimination / / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
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Lippert-Rasmussen Kasper <1964->
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| Titolo: |
Born free and equal? : a philosophical inquiry into the nature of discrimination / / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 317 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 305 |
| Soggetto topico: | Discrimination - Philosophy |
| Discrimination - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Equality - Philosophy | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ; Introduction -- What is discrimination? -- Indirect discrimination -- Statistical discrimination -- Mental-state-based accounts -- Objective-meaning accounts -- Harm-based accounts -- Discrimination and the aim of proportional representation -- Discrimination in punishment -- Reaction qualifications -- Discrimination in the private sphere -- Racial profiling. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This text addresses these three issues: What is discrimination? What makes it wrong?; What should be done about wrongful discrimination? It argues that there are different concepts of discrimination; that discrimination is not always morally wrong and that when it is, it is so primarily because of its harmful effects. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Philosophical inquiry into the nature of discrimination |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Born free and equal |
| ISBN: | 0-19-935099-X |
| 0-19-979616-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910956431003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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