Overambition as Disability: Discrimination of Excellence
Overambition as Disability: Discrimination of Excellence

Author(s): Julia M. Puaschunder
Subject(s): Higher Education , Social differentiation
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: Aversion against excellence; Disability; Discrimination of excellence, Inequality; Justice; Outperformance; Overambition;
Summary/Abstract: This paper draws attention to discrimination of excellence in order to propose an inequality alleviation strategy in connecting overachievers with discriminated-against minorities. Discrimination of excellence is the unjust treatment of outperformers and overachievers. Defining discrimination of excellence and describing the implicit mechanisms of aversion against excellence depicts overambition as handicap. Overambition may thereby become a disability. This article first introduces the concept of discrimination of excellence, to then draw inferences about overachievement being comparable to a disability. Lastly, discrimination of excellence alleviation strategies are proposed.

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