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More copies of this ISBNeBook editionsIn Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideasby Theodore Dalrymple
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:So what is your most useful prejudice? Is it sitting down to a family
dinner every night? Staying married? Eating right? Dalrymple, a
retired physician and psychiatrist whose clientele included inmates
of English prisons, reminds us that the concept of "prejudice" has
been changed entirely from a set of socially acceptable mores to
hostile and irrational judgment of a group of people or ideas. He
reminds us that without some degree of prejudice, in the positive
sense, most of us would simply grind to a halt. He also opines that
prejudices prevents people from trying to juggle abstract first
principles and coming to conclusions that are actually harmful to
themselves and others. Further, he argues, no one, or at least no one
who lives in the real world, can be entirely without prejudice. The
result is edgy, witty and convincing. Well, almost.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Today, the word prejudice has come to seem synonymous with bigotry; therefore the only way a person can establish freedom from bigotry is by claiming to have wiped his mind free from prejudice. English psychiatrist and writer Theodore Dalrymple shows that freeing the mind from prejudice is not only impossible, but entails intellectual, moral and emotional dishonesty. The attempt to eradicate prejudice has several dire consequences for the individual and society as a whole. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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