Hierarchien, die dazu dienen, Menschen zu unterdrücken, wie Rassismus und Sexismus, werden von Fehlschlüssen aufrecht gehalten. Weiße Vorherrschaft – white supremacy – wird von zu wenigen weißen Menschen als System gesehen, weil wir Fehlschlüsse verinnerlicht haben. Um Rassismus als ein …
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Oppressive hierarchies cannot exit without reliance on fallacies. White supremacy is maintained by racist ideas that seem to justify it. However, when we scratch the surface, we find that these ideas are relying on mental tricks rather than sound reasoning. …
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Here is the final version of my Master’s thesis, as approved by my committee and filed at SF State. Abstract In this thesis, I argue that stereotypes against singles can be understood as belief packages, which combine mental states that …
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Using pragmatist models of democracy as a two-strand entity that has to become part of our daily lives to fully function, i outline how we can design families to support the participatory strand. Following Dewey’s suggestion to evaluate “inherited institutions,” …
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I can’t remember exactly how i stumbled on the topic of shame but once i did, i quickly realized that stereotypes have a lot to do with shame. One of the most prevalent shaming messages is the idea that we …
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Studying stereotype development led me to the idea that we could design our communities in ways that can help us create a more just world. To do that, we need tools that specifically address aspects of justice. In this paper, …
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