Abstract
Recent research in social psychology suggests that many beliefs are formed as a result of implicit biases in favour of members of certain groups and against members of other groups. This article argues that beliefs of this sort present a counterexample to accessibilism in epistemology because the position cannot account for how the epistemic status of a belief that is the result of an implicit bias can differ from that of a counterpart belief that is the result of an unbiased response to the available evidence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 421-434 |
Journal | Pacific Philosophical Quarterly |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 20 Jan 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2016 |