Prestige Bias: An Obstacle to a Just Academic Philosophy

Demographic Data, Documentation, Faculty, Non-Tenure Track, Faculty, Tenure Track, First Generation, Gender, Graduate Student, Journal Article, Perception of Philosophers/Philosophy, Qualitative Studies, Quantitative Data, Race/Ethnicity, Social Dynamics and Climate, Socio-economic Status, Theorizing, Undergraduate Student

Author(s)Helen De Cruz
JournalErgo
AbstractThis paper examines the role of prestige bias in shaping academic philosophy, with a focus on its demographics. I argue that prestige bias exacerbates the structural underrepresentation of minorities in philosophy. It works as a filter against (among others) philosophers of color, women philosophers, and philosophers of low socio-economic status. As a consequence of prestige bias our judgments of philosophical quality become distorted. I outline ways in which prestige bias in philosophy can be mitigated.
Keywordsmetaphilosophy; prestige bias; minorities in philosophy
Date Published 2018
Volume5
Issue10
Pages259-287
DOIhttps://doi-org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/10.3998/ergo.12405314.0005.010
URLhttps://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ergo/12405314.0005.010?view=text;rgn=main
Google Scholar Linkhttps://scholar.google.ca/scholar?cluster=11211325384371969884&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5
Open Access?Yes

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