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Prejudice : a study in non-ideal epistemology /

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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 responsibi...

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Main Author: Begby, Endre (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Prejudices > Philosophy.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Responsibility.
Préjugés > Philosophie.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Responsabilité.
epistemology.
Epistemology.
Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Social Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Knowledge, Theory of
Prejudices > Philosophy
Responsibility
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 218 pages) : illustrations (color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191887130
0191887137
9780192594075
0192594079