Prejudice: A Study in Non-Ideal Epistemology

ISBN-13: 9780198852834 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 240 str.

Endre Begby

Opis

Prejudiced beliefs may certainly seem like defective beliefs. But in what sense? Endre Begby argues that it is a mistake to think of prejudice as the result of epistemic irresponsibility: prejudiced belief is often epistemically justified. Avoiding harmful prejudice is a matter of ethical responsibility not epistemic responsibility.

Recenzje

... this book provides lucid and thought-provoking descriptions of how people may acquire prejudiced beliefs in fraught socio epistemological environments. Katherine Puddifoot, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, Durham, England, Metascience

O autorze

Endre Begby received his MA degree from the University of Oslo and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University. His areas of specialization include epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, as well as social and political philosophy.