Dalrymple and the importance of prejudice

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ddem.v.2.n.5.58309

Keywords:

Prejudice, breed, man without prejudice, gnoseological skepticism, moral skepticism

Abstract

The book In Defense of Prejudice, written by Theodore Dalrymple, one of the several pseudonyms of the British psychiatrist and essayist Anthony Daniels, presents several short essays defending an axiologically positive view of the theme of prejudice, representing a conservative aspect of this debate.

Author Biography

Rafael Salatini, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, Marília, SPUniversidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP - Programa de Pós-Graduação

Bachelor of Social Science from USP (2004), Bachelor of Social Science from USP (2008), Bachelor of Law from Univem (2016), Master of Law from Univem (2018), Doctor of Political Science from USP (2009), PhD student in Law from UENP (2019-2021), post-doctorate in Sociology from USP (2017) and post-doctorate in Political Science from USP (2017-2018). Professor of the International Relations Course at UFGD (2009-2010), of the Specialization Course in Human Rights and Citizenship at UFGD (2010), of the International Relations course at Unesp-Marília (since 2011), of the Postgraduate Course in Social Sciences at Unesp-Marília (since 2013).

References

DALRYMPLE, Theodore. Em defesa do preconceito: A necessidade de se ter ideias preconceituosas. Trad. Maurício G. Righi. São Paulo: É Realizações, 2015.

Published

2022-09-21