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Implicit Mind: Unconscious Logic and the Structure of Thought with Eric Mandelbaum
Recording from the Implicit Mind Workshop at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm, May 2015.
Filip Olsson
I work as a researcher in sociology at the Institute for Futures Studies. In the fall of 2024, I defended my dissertation, Culture and Implicit Cognitions, at Stockholm University. My dissertation focu
Anandi Hattiangadi: Philosophical aspects of implicit bias
Anandi Hattiangadi, Professor of Philosophy at Stockholm University. ABSTRACT Recent empirical work on implicit cognition has revealed that many of us display biases in behaviour which are unavailable t
Completed: "If you're all egalitarians, how come you're so racist?". Social norms, implicit bias and discrimination
Why are ethnic discrimination and inequality widespread in Sweden when studies suggest that Swedes are among the most egalitarian people in the world? This project analyses implicit biases in relation to social norms.
Completed: Individual and collective responsibility for discrimination from implicit bias
The project aims to evaluate the ethical consequences, on an individual and collective level, of implicit bias that causes ethnic discrimination.
Do we need dual-process theory to understand implicit bias? A study of the nature of implicit bias against Muslims
in: Poetics AbstractPsychological dual-process theory has become increasingly popular among sociologists. The dual-process framework accounts for two types of thinking; a fast, associative, automatic o
Completed: Can we change a discriminatory behavior that we are unaware of?
Can ethnic implicit bias affect how public officials at social security offices assess applications for income support and if so, can these attitudes be changed or controlled across time?
Luke Russell: What is Forgiveness?
Luke Russell, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, The University of Sydney. Abstract There are many contexts in which people are encouraged to forgive. Forgiveness is praised by Christians, b
Chiara Cordelli: The Wrong of Capitalism Beyond Domination
Political philosophy is witnessing a revival of critiques of capitalism. Against those who argue that capitalism is unjust because of (i) its distributive outcomes, (ii) the oppression of workers at t
Epistemic Transformation and Rational Choice
Economics and Philosophy, 33(1), 2017: 125-138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266267116000274 Abstract Most people at some point in their lives face transformative decisions that could result in experi
