Caste Wars: A Philosophy of Discrimination

by David Edmonds

The central topic for this book is the ethics of treating individuals as though they are members of groups. The book raises many interesting questions, including:

Why do we feel so much more strongly about discrimination on certain grounds - e.g. of race and sex - than discrimination on other grounds? Are we right to think that discrimination based on these characteristics is especially invidious? What should we think about 'rational discrimination'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415759374
• ISBN13: 9780415759373
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"