The Place of Prejudice
Author | : Adam Adatto Sandel |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2014-06-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674726840 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674726847 |
Rating | : 4/5 (847 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Place of Prejudice by : Adam Adatto Sandel
Download or read book The Place of Prejudice written by Adam Adatto Sandel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We associate prejudice with ignorance and bigotry and consider it a source of injustice. Can prejudice have a legitimate place in moral and political judgment? Adam Sandel shows that prejudice, properly understood, is not an obstacle to clear thinking but an essential aspect of it. The aspiration to reason without preconceptions is misguided.