In Faces of Inequality: A Theory of Wrongful Discrimination, Sophia Moreau embarks on a classic philosophical journey. It is what philosophers nowadays call an explanatory project. The goal of explanatory projects is to deepen our understanding of wrongful actions and what they share in common. In this review essay, I argue that Moreau’s book embodies a valuable explanatory project that ought to be on the radar of lawyers, legal theorists, and philosophers. After sketching the book’s arguments, I explain why they are so refreshing. The remainder of the review essay proceeds in a more critical mode. First, I argue that the book’s explanatory aspirations fall short, and I sketch a framework for a more radically pluralistic theory of wrongful discrimination. This framework has the power to embrace Moreau’s compelling view that discrimination wrongs people by failing to treat them as equals while also recognizing a rich array of other discriminatory wrongs found in lived experience. Second, I argue that Faces of Inequality will disappoint readers looking for a truly inclusive account of wrongful discrimination. I end by emphasizing the book’s contribution to political philosophy and its ambition to provide a truly liberatory theory of what we owe to each other as moral and political equals.

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索菲亚·莫罗的《不平等的面孔》中的歧视和生活经验的价值

在《面对不平等：错误歧视理论》中，索菲亚·莫罗踏上了一段经典的哲学之旅。这就是当今哲学家所说的解释性项目。解释性项目的目标是加深我们对不法行为及其共同点的理解。在这篇评论文章中，我认为莫罗的书体现了一个有价值的解释性项目，应该引起律师、法律理论家和哲学家的关注。在勾勒出本书的论点后，我解释了为什么它们如此令人耳目一新。评论文章的其余部分以更批判的方式进行。首先，我认为这本书的解释性愿望不足，我为更激进的多元化不正当歧视理论勾勒了一个框架。这个框架有能力接受莫罗的令人信服的观点，即歧视错误地对待人们，因为没有平等地对待他们，同时也承认在生活经验中发现的大量其他歧视性错误。其次，我认为《不平等的面孔》会让寻求真正包容性错误歧视的读者失望。最后，我强调了这本书对政治哲学的贡献，以及它的雄心壮志，即提供一个真正的解放理论，说明我们在道德和政治上对彼此的亏欠。