Unconscious biases against members of stigmatised groups have been studied by psychologists

for decades, but only recently have philosophers explored this phenomenon. This project brings

researchers from both fields together with policy professionals to work through the implications

Over the last decade, a large psychological literature has developed on implicit biases. There is

by now substantial empirical support for the claim that most people— even those who explicitly and

sincerely avow egalitarian views—hold what have been described as implicit biases against such

groups as blacks, women, gay people, and so on. (This is true even of members of the “target” group.)