The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Discrimination addresses the following questions: what distinguishes the concept of discrimination from the concept of differential treatment? What distinguishes direct from indirect discrimination? Is discrimination always morally wrong? How should we eliminate the effects of discrimination?

The philosophy of discrimination: an introduction (Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen). Part I: Conceptual issues. Chapter 1: Direct discrimination (Frej Klem Thomsen). Chapter 2: Indirect discrimination (Tarunabh Khaitan). Chapter 3:Statistical (and non-statistical) discrimination (Fred Schauer). Chapter 4: Epistemic discrimination (Katherine Puddifoot). Chapter 5: Discrimination and intersectionality (Natalie Stoljar). Part II: The wrongness of discrimination. Chapter 6: Discrimination and respect (Erin Beeghly). Chapter 7:Discrimination and social meaning (Deborah Hellman). Chapter 8: Discrimination and irrelevance (Lena Halldenius). Chapter 9: Discrimination and desert (Andres Moles). Chapter 10: Discrimination and rights (Peter Vallentyne). Chapter 11: Discrimination and equality of opportunity (Carl Knight). Chapter 12: Discrimination and harm (Richard Arneson). Chapter 13: Discrimination and freedom (Sophia Moreau). Chapter 14: Discrimination and virtue (J. L. A. Garcia). Part III: Groups of discriminates. Chapter 15: Discrimination and gender (Gina Schouten). Chapter 16: Discrimination and race (Patrick S. Shin). Chapter 17: Discrimination and religion (Sune Lægaard).Chapter 18: Discrimination and sexual orientation (Edward Stein). Chapter 19: Discrimination and disability (Sean Aas and David Wasserman). Chapter 20: Discrimination and age (Juliana Bidadanure). Chapter 21: Discrimination and immigration (José Jorge Mendoza). Chapter 22: Discrimination and obesity (Garrath Williams). Chapter 23: Discrimination and lookism (Xiaofei Liu). Chapter 24: Discrimination and trans identities (Mari Mikkola). Part IV: Sites of discrimination. Chapter 25: Discrimination and the job market (Sarah Goff). Chapter 26: Discrimination and education (Gideon Elford). Chapter 27: Discrimination and law enforcement (Re'em Segev). Chapter 28: Discrimination and insurance (Ronen Avraham). Chapter 29: Discrimination and politics (Nenad Stojanovic). Chapter 30: Discrimination and the private sphere (Hugh Collins). Chapter 31: Discrimination and the personal sphere (Paul Butterfield and Hugh Lazenby). Part V: Causes and means. Chapter 32: The social psychology of discrimination (Jules Holroyd). Chapter 33: Discrimination and affirmative action (Julie Suk). Chapter 34: Discrimination and diversity (George Hull). Chapter 35: Wrongful private discrimination and the egalitarian ethos (Carina Fourie). Part VI: History. Chapter 36: Discrimination: word, concept, anti-norm - some historical sketches (Robert Fullinwider). Index