21. Implicit Bias

In the twenty-first episode of Filosofisk podcast (the fourth one
in English), we are joined by Katharina Berndt Rasmussen and
Katherine (Kathy) Puddifoot to discuss implicit bias. What is an
implicit bias? Are implicit biases under our rational control, or
are we unable to influence the biases that we have? Should implicit
bias be understood mainly as a problem concerning individuals and
their psychological attitudes, or is it better understood as a
structural problem? The guests’ philosophical recommendations: “How
Stereotypes Deceive Us” (2021), book by Katherine Puddifoot; “An
Introduction to Implicit Bias: Knowledge, Justice, and the Social
Mind” (2020), anthology edited by Erin Beeghly and Alex Madva; and
“Understanding Bias” (2024), special issue of the journal
Philosophical Psychology, guest edited by Katherine Puddifoot.
Filosofisk podcast publishes philosophical discussions (usually in
Swedish, but sometimes in English) with invited guests. The hosts
are Stina Björkholm, Olle Risberg and Nils Sylvan. The podcast is
made in association with Filosofisk tidskrift, the publisher Thales
and the Department of Philosophy at Uppsala University. This
particular episode is also made in association with the research
project ““If you’re all egalitarians, how come you’re so racist?” -
Social norms, implicit bias, and discrimination”, funded by the
Swedish Research Council. New episodes of the podcast are released
once every two months, with a slightly longer summer break.
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