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Implicit Bias and Philosophy, Volume 2

By Michael Brownstein

Implicit Bias and Philosophy, Volume 2

By Michael Brownstein

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There is abundant evidence that most people, often in spite of their conscious beliefs, values and attitudes, have implicit biases. 'Implicit bias' is a term of art referring to evaluations of social groups that are largely outside conscious awareness or control. These evaluations aretypically thought to involve associations between social groups and concepts or roles like 'violent, ' 'lazy, ' 'nurturing, ' 'assertive, ' 'scientist, ' and so on. Such associations result at least in part from common stereotypes found in contemporary liberal societies about members of these groups. Implicit Bias and Philosophy brings the work of leading philosophers and psychologists together to explore core areas of psychological research on implicit (or unconscious) bias, as well as the ramifications of implicit bias for core areas of philosophy. Volume 2: Moral Responsibility, StructuralInjustice, and Ethics is comprised of three sections. 'Moral Responsibility for Implicit Bias' contains chapters examining the relationship of implicit biases to concepts that are central to moral responsibility, including control, awareness, reasons-responsiveness, and alienation. The chapters inthe second section--'Structural Injustice'--explore the connections between the implicit biases held by individuals and the structural injustices of the societies in which they are situated. And finally, the third section--'The Ethics of Implicit Bias: Theory and Practice'--contains chaptersexamining strategies for implicit attitude change, the ramifications of research on implicit bias for philosophers working in ethics, and suggestions for combatting implicit biases in the fields of philosophy and law. This volume can be read independently of, or in conjunction with, Volume I: Metaphysics and Epistemology, which addresses key metaphysical and epistemological questions on implicit bias, including the effect of implicit bias on scientific research, gender stereotypes in philosophy, and the role ofheuristics in biased reasoning.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
296
Release Date:
2016-05-31
Publication Date:
2016-05-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press(UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198766173
ISBN13:
9780198766179
Weight:
611 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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