Ideological diversity, hostility, and discrimination in philosophy

• Published in: Philosophical psychology Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 511 - 548
• Main Authors: Peters, Uwe, Honeycutt, Nathan, De Block, Andreas, Jussim, Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 18.05.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: demographics; diversity; Hostility; Ideological bias; Ideology; Philosophy

Members of the field of philosophy have, just as other people, political convictions or, as psychologists call them, ideologies. How are different ideologies distributed and perceived in the field? Using the familiar distinction between the political left and right, we surveyed an international samp...