This book investigates the nature of prejudiced beliefs by questioning whether they should be classified as epistemic defects or ethical failures. Endre Begby, a philosopher specializing in social epistemology, challenges the conventional view that prejudice stems from individual epistemic irresponsibility. Instead, he proposes a framework where prejudiced beliefs are often epistemically justified within their context, shifting the burden of addressing prejudice from the realm of knowledge acquisition to that of ethical responsibility.

Experts in philosophy recognize this work as a significant contribution to the ongoing debate regarding the moral dimensions of belief. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is tailored for those familiar with contemporary analytic philosophy.