This title was first published in 2000. This book introduces and explores a topic of wide interest, particularly to those researching within the fields of philosophy, history of ideas, cultural studies, and social and political theory.

Andreas Dorschel is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK.

1. On enlightenment, especially on its conclusion that all prejudices should be abandoned. 2. On the intricate relation of prejudice to experience, and on its alleged stupidity. 3. On the hermeneutic vindication of prejudice, and why it does not succeed. 4. On the paradox of recommending prejudices, and the ways in which it can be circumvented. 5. On morality, sadism, and related matters, or how to see that prejudice is not to be dispensed with.