Caste Wars: A Philosophy of Discrimination Edmonds David
Caste Wars: A Philosophy of Discrimination Edmonds David The central topic for this book is the ethics of treating individuals as though they are members of groups. of race and sex - than…
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Caste Wars: A Philosophy of Discrimination Edmonds David
The central topic for this book is the ethics of treating individuals as though they are members of groups. of race and sex - than discrimination on other grounds? The book raises many interesting questions, including:Why do we feel so much more strongly about discrimination on certain grounds - e.g.
Suppose a landlord turns away a prospective tenant, because this prospective tenant is of a particular ethnicity - arguing that statistics show that one in four of this group have been shown in the past to default on their rent. Are we right to think that discrimination based on these characteristics is especially invidious?What should we think about 'rational discrimination' - 'discrimination' which is based on sound statistics?To take just one of dozens of examples from the book. That seems clearly unfair to people of this ethnicity. But
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