TY - JOUR
AU - Kricheli Katz, Tamar
AB - Jerusalem Review of Legal Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2014), pp. 143–150 doi:10.1093/jrls/jlt038 Discussion of Kasper Lippert- Rasmussen’s Born Free and Equal? A Philosophical Inquiry into the Nature of Discrimination Tamar Kricheli Katz* 1. Introduction This book—Born Free and Equal? —takes the reader through a journey in ana- lytical philosophy, exploring the concept of discrimination. By using hypothet- ical examples of differential treatment, it gradually clarifies the notion of discrimination, its limits, and its moral wrongness. Three questions motivate the book: ‘‘What is discrimination? What makes it wrong? And what should be done about wrongful discrimination?’’ The book adopts a definition of discrimination that focuses on differential treatment on the basis of people’s membership in socially salient groups. It then argues that what makes such differential treatment wrong is the harm caused by it—and not the discriminator’s mental state or the objective meaning carried by the treatment. Finally, it discusses and criticizes the aim of proportional rep- resentation of different groups in society, organizations, and private companies, and emphasizes that the focus should be on the elimination of discrimination and not on representational outcomes. In the light of the rich discussion and intricate analytical details offered in the book, 
TI - Discussion of Kasper Lippert-Rasmussens Born Free and Equal? A Philosophical Inquiry into the Nature of Discrimination
JF - Jerusalem Review of Legal Studies
DO - 10.1093/jrls/jlt038
DA - 2014-06-30
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/discussion-of-kasper-lippert-rasmussens-born-free-and-equal-a-UGW0KMagc7
SP - 143
EP - 150
VL - 9
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -