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Book SynopsisBias seems to be everywhere, in the media, in public policy, in our personal interactions. But what is it, exactly, for a person or thing to be biased? Thomas Kelly offers a way of thinking about this question, and argues provocatively that both morality and rationality sometimes require us to be biased.
Trade ReviewThe philosopher Thomas Kelly has been working in the field of epistemology for many years, and his new book on bias is an impressively careful and cool headed attempt to introduce some order into the conceptual mess. * Jessie Munton, Times Literary Supplement *
Analytically rigorous yet written clearly and supported by numerous examples that illustrate the big ideas, this book will shape the study of bias for years to come and is an important resource for researchers and professionals alike. * Choice *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Conceptual Fundamentals 1: Diversity, Relativity, Etc. 2: Pluralism and Priority Part II: Bias and Norms 3: The Norm-Theoretic Account of Bias 4: The Bias Blind Spot and the Biases of Introspection 5: Biased People 6: Norms of Objectivity 7: Symmetry and Bias Attributions Part III: Knowledge 8: Bias and Knowledge 9: Knowledge, Skepticism, and Reliability 10: Bias Attributions and the Epistemology of Disagreement 11: Main Themes and Conclusions Acknowledgements References
