Discrimination and Disrespect

Deborah Hellman, D. Lurton Massee Professor of Law, University of Virginia Discrimination and Disrespect is a nuanced and carefully argued account of what discrimination is and what makes it wrong. Only recently has the subject attracted serious philosophical attention and with this book Eidelson establishes himself as one of the most important voices in the field ... The book is beautifully written and carefully argued -- with the balance, open-mindedness, sophistication and care that insure that Discrimination and Disrespect will be highly influential. It is a must-read for anyone interested in thinking deeply about discrimination.

Gideon Yaffe, Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy & Psychology, Yale University This book offers a rich, fascinating and philosophically crisp examination of a set of legal cases and issues of the utmost importance, both to political philosophy and to the world at large.

Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice Benjamin Eidelsons book is an absolutely terrific book repeat: an absolutely terrific book which not only casts much needed light on the nature of discrimination, but also develops an unusually rich and sophisticated account of discrimination. Hence, if you have any interest in philosophical discussions of discrimination, his book is a 'must read'.

Jesper Ryberg, Australasian Journal of Philosophy As Eidelson notes, it is something of a 'philosophical' embarrassment that so little has yet been done to explore wrongful discrimination. His book constitutes an important attempt to remedy this embarrassment.

Benjamin Eidelson completed his BPhil and DPhil in philosophy at the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar and received the Gilbert Ryle Prize. He also completed a law degree at Yale Law School and served as editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. His scholarship focuses on points of contact between philosophical and legal questions.

Introduction ; I. CLEARING THE GROUND ; 1. The Concept of Discrimination ; 2. The Puzzle of Indirect Discrimination ; II. INTRINSICALLY WRONGFUL DISCRIMINATION ; 3. The Role of Disrespect in Wrongful Discrimination ; 4. Respect for Equality ; 5. Respect for Individuality ; III. CONTINGENTLY WRONGFUL DISCRIMINATION ; 6. A Case Study: Racial Profiling ; Conclusion