ABSTRACT
Discrimination can create serious injustices, ones for which there is often a moral duty to reduce or counteract the associated harms. Dealing with discrimination via appeal to fair shares of resources is a well-known strategy, and it is subject to important objections. Most people think that despicable discrimination is morally wrong. The most natural thought is that it is wrong because it wrongs the discriminatee, that is, it infringes a right she has not to be so treated. Despicable discrimination sometimes contingently infringes the rights of others. The debate between social egalitarians and theorists of the fair share of resources is a fundamental debate in political philosophy. Having opportunities that are free of animosity, contempt, and domination is an extremely important factor in determining whether one's fair-share rights are respected. The more one is subject to such treatment, the less valuable one's opportunities are, and this can result in having less than one's fair share of resources.
