Erin Beeghly's guest appearances

Erin Beeghly

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David Christian

Laurent Dubois

Andrea Brady

Christopher Moore

Laura Murphy

Matthew Smith

Marsha Gordon

Hollis Robbins

Gregg Mitman

Jennifer Williams

Rachel Watson

Julia Nguyen

Elizabeth Otto

Jean Toomer

Christina Snyder

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Most people would agree that judging people based on generalizations related to their skin color or gender, religion or nationality is wrong. Yet ​this is a common practice in all societies​​. So the question arises, is it ever okay to use stereotypes? And, if so, when?Erin Beeghly is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Utah,​ where her research focuses on the intersection of ethics, epistemology, political philosophy and moral philosophy. This year, as the Philip L. Quinn Fellow at the National Humanities Center, she is working on "Seeing Difference: The Ethics and Epistemology of Stereotyping," which examines the conditions under which judging people by group membership is wrong.  ​

Most people would agree that judging people based on generalizations related to their skin color or gender, religion or nationality is wrong. Yet ​this is a common practice in all societies​​. So the question arises, is it ever okay to use stereotypes? And, if so, when?<br><br>Erin Beeghly is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Utah,​ where her research focuses on the intersection of ethics, epistemology, political philosophy and moral philosophy. This year, as the Philip L. Quinn Fellow at the National Humanities Center, she is working on "Seeing Difference: The Ethics and Epistemology of Stereotyping," which examines the conditions under which judging people by group membership is wrong.  ​

Erin Beeghly, "The Ethics and Epistemology of Stereotyping"