Challenging harmful ideologies in belief and practice

Philosopher Sally Haslanger on finding ways to combat belief systems like racism and sexism that endure in human societies

Peter Mares

Published 23 September 2016

Episode 377

We speak with MIT philosopher and social theorist Professor Sally Haslanger on the persistence of ideologies like racism or sexism that entrench injustice or privilege, and how we might best combat deeply embedded misconceptions that endure in our societies in defiance of evidence or reasoned argument.

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