Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
The ontology of discrimination / G. Torrengo. - In: GRAZER PHILOSOPHISCHE STUDIEN. - ISSN 0165-9227. - 98:2(2021 Jun 17), pp. 268-286. [10.1163/18756735-00000134]
Abstract:
Discrimination is a social phenomenon which seems to be widespread across different societies and cultures. Examples of discrimination concerning race, class, gender, and sexual orientation are not difficult to find in contemporary western societies. In this article, the author focus on the ontological ground of this phenomenon, with particular attention to its diffuse and institutionalised forms. The author defends a broadly speaking reductionist approach, according to which the various manifestations of discrimination are grounded on the existence of the effects of “discriminatory stances” in social contexts. Discrimination may become part of the institutional sphere, either by way of bottom-up “crystallisation” of discriminatory practices, or by top-down “dilution” of institutional defaults into ordinary interactions.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Discrimination; Institutions; Social ontology
Elenco autori:
G. Torrengo
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