Asma, Lieke (2023) Implicit bias as unintentional discrimination. [Preprint]

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In this paper, I argue that instead of primarily paying attention to the nature of implicit attitudes that are taken to cause implicit discrimination, we should investigate how discrimination can be implicit in itself. I propose to characterize implicit discrimination as unintentional discrimination: the person responds to facts unintentionally and often unconsciously which are, given their end, irrelevant and imply unfair treatment. The result is a unified account of implicit bias that allows for the different ways in which it can display itself and can be explained. Furthermore, the view can account for the central characteristics of implicit bias: (1) that it is, for a variety of reasons, difficult to control, (2) that we are not necessarily unconscious of implicit bias but not properly conscious either, and (3) that we can unintentionally discriminate regardless of whether we claim to care about fairness.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Asma, Lieke liekeasma@gmail.com 0000-0001-5062-3650
Keywords:	implicit bias – implicit attitude – acting under a description – automaticity – intentional action – discrimination
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Psychology > Judgment and Decision Making Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Lieke Asma
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2023 22:31
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2023 22:31
Item ID:	22622
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Psychology > Judgment and Decision Making Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology General Issues > Values In Science
Date:	September 2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22622

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