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Implicit Bias and Prejudice

Holroyd, Jules; Puddifoot, Katherine

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Jules Holroyd



Contributors

Miranda Graham Fricker
Editor

J. Henderson Peter
Editor

Nikolaj David Pedersen
Editor

Abstract

Empirical research has substantiated the finding that very many of us harbour implicit biases: fast, automatic, and difficult to control processes that encode stereotypes and evaluative content, and influence how we think and behave. The influence of implicit bias on perception may operate under the radar of consciousness: therefore it is irrelevant to the justification of epistemologists‘ beliefs according to accessibility. The person whose beliefs and judgements are influenced by implicit bias displays epistemic vices like negligence and lack of thoroughness. And since implicit biases often encode stereotypes, they are a hindrance to the achievement of virtues such as open-mindedness, leading to prejudice and closed-minded responses. It is worth noting that in various endeavours to address under-representation it has been argued that implicit biases are part of the explanations for continued marginalisation and exclusion of individuals – in particular women and Black and minority ethnicity individuals – from communities of enquirers.

Citation

Holroyd, J., & Puddifoot, K. (2019). Implicit Bias and Prejudice. In M. G. Fricker, J. H. Peter, & N. David Pedersen (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315717937

Online Publication Date Aug 7, 2019
Publication Date 2019
Deposit Date Oct 22, 2018
Publicly Available Date Aug 30, 2022
Publisher Routledge
Series Title Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
Edition 1st ed.
Book Title The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology
Chapter Number 31
ISBN 9781138858510
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315717937
Related Public URLs https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/implicit-bias-and-prejudice(07422583-1fdf-4307-a9f2-af38252c8081)/export.html

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