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Biased by our imaginings
Author(s) -
SullivanBissett Ema
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mind and language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.905
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1468-0017
pISSN - 0268-1064
DOI - 10.1111/mila.12225
Subject(s) - doxastic logic , implicit bias , unconscious mind , debiasing , psychology , cognitive psychology , epistemology , face (sociological concept) , confirmation bias , intervention (counseling) , social psychology , philosophy , psychoanalysis , linguistics , psychiatry
I propose a new model of implicit bias, according to which implicit biases are constituted by unconscious imaginings. I argue that my model accommodates characteristic features of implicit bias, does not face the problems of the doxastic model, and is uniquely placed to accommodate the structural heterogeneity in the category of implicit bias. Finally I turn to how my view relates to holding people accountable for their biases and what we know about intervention strategies.