or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
20 used & new from £6.70
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas (Hardcover)

by Theodore Dalrymple (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
RRP: £11.99
Price: £9.42 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.57 (21%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, November 17? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
13 new from £6.70 7 used from £6.97

Frequently Bought Together

In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas + Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses + Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics & Culture of Decline
Price For All Three: £27.37

Show availability and delivery details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics & Culture of Decline

Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics & Culture of Decline

by Theodore Dalrymple
4.0 out of 5 stars (4)  £9.47
Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses

Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses

by Theodore Dalrymple
4.5 out of 5 stars (8)  £8.48
Junk Medicine: Doctors, Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy

Junk Medicine: Doctors, Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy

by Theodore Dalrymple
5.0 out of 5 stars (3)  £8.74
The Retreat of Reason: Political Correctness and the Corruption of Public Debate in Modern Britain (Second Edition)

The Retreat of Reason: Political Correctness and the Corruption of Public Debate in Modern Britain (Second Edition)

by Anthony Browne
4.2 out of 5 stars (21)  £6.62
Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass

Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass

by Theodore Dalrymple
4.6 out of 5 stars (19)  £9.99
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 129 pages
  • Publisher: Encounter Books,USA (31 Aug 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1594032025
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594032028
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 64,910 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #31 in  Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Discrimination & Racism > Racism

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description

"Prejudice," wrote Edmund Burke, "renders a man's virtue his habit." How strange that sounds to modern ears! In recent times, the word "prejudice" has come to seem synonymous with bigotry. Racial prejudice is taken to be typical of prejudice in general, and therefore the only way in which a person can establish his freedom from bigotry is by claiming to have wiped his mind free from prejudice altogether.In this wise and sprightly book, Theodore Dalrymple shows that this is impossible. It is impossible because no one can keep his mind as a blank slate on all questions until those questions are examined one by one. He also shows that the attempt to free oneself entirely from prejudice has several bad consequences, both for the person who makes the claim and for society as a whole.


About the Author

Today Theodore Dalrymple is a psychiatrist and prison doctor who treats heroin addicts. He writes a column for the Spectator, and contributes frequently to the Daily Telegraph. He also wrote Our Culture, What's Left of It and Life at the Bottom (Ivan R. Dee).

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
See all 9 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
31% buy the item featured on this page:
In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas 3.0 out of 5 stars (2)
£9.42
Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics & Culture of Decline
30% buy
Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics & Culture of Decline 4.0 out of 5 stars (4)
£9.47
Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses
16% buy
Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses 4.5 out of 5 stars (8)
£8.48
The Retreat of Reason: Political Correctness and the Corruption of Public Debate in Modern Britain (Second Edition)
15% buy
The Retreat of Reason: Political Correctness and the Corruption of Public Debate in Modern Britain (Second Edition) 4.2 out of 5 stars (21)
£6.62
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars William you missed the point, 6 Sep 2009
By Nicholas Kropacek (UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
The book is in praise of prejudice..or discrimination (in the literal sense) or the choice of one thing over another whether that is religion, ethics, taste, or anything else you may care to make choices about. In fact, in the context of this approach to "prejudice" on the truly vapid a free of prejudices.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
3 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Bigotry and folly, 2 Jul 2009
By William Podmore (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
In praise of prejudice? Against reason then?
Certainly there's little sign here of any reasoning power. This is just a collection of splenetic, unthought-out, bigoted assertions.

If he has any consistent thought, it is that he favours following our preconceived ideas. Surely this raises the question - which are preconceived ideas?
In Pakistan, for example, these ideas are fairly likely, not inevitably, going to be reactionary and Muslim. Is that really OK by Dr D?

What if your preconceived ideas are those of liberty, equality and fraternity? Would DR D be happy with that?

Really, his thinking is just silliness and muddle, confused and confusing.

Comment Comments (4) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject






















i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.