Broschiertes Buch

Implicit Bias and Philosophy, Volumes 1 and 2

Metaphysics and Epistemology; Moral Responsibility, Structural Injustice, and Ethics

Herausgeber: Brownstein, Michael; Saul, Jennifer

Beschreibung

Most people show unconscious bias in their evaluations of social groups, in ways that may run counter to their conscious beliefs. Volume 1 addresses key metaphysical and epistemological questions on this kind of implicit bias, while Volume 2 turns to the themes of moral responsibility and injustice.

Autor

Michael Brownstein is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at John Jay College/City University of New York. His research focuses on philosophy of psychology and cognitive science, with emphasis on the nature of the implicit mind. In 2014-2015 he was a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies, and visiting faculty at Deep Springs College. His published articles on automaticity, spontaneity, and implicit bias have appeared in journals such as Philosophical Studies, Mind and Language, and the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. These mark a small transition from his first publication, 'The Wonderful World of Tame Reptiles', in Reptile Hobbyist. Jennifer Saul is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield and Director of the Society for Women in Philosophy UK. Her research is primarily in philosophy of language, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of race. She is the author of Lying, Misleading, and What is Said (OUP, 2012); Simple Sentences, Substitution, and Intuitions (OUP, 2007); and Feminism: Issues and Arguments (OUP, 2003). She directed the Leverhulme International Network in Implicit Bias and Philosophy (2011-2013) that gave rise to these volumes. She has also served as a consultant on a zombie movie script.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1225g
• ISBN-13: 9780198766186
• ISBN-10: 0198766181
• Artikelnr.: 47870981