Deborah Hellman

In this boldly book, Deborah Hellman develops a much-needed general theory of discrimination. She demonstrates that many familiar ideas about when discrimination is wrong -when it is motivated by prejudice, grounded in stereotypes, or simply departs from merit-based decision-making- won't adequately explain our widely shared intuitions. Argues that, in the end, distinguishing among people on the basis of traits is wrong when it demeans any of the people affected. She deftly explores the question of how we determine what is in fact demeaning.… (mer)