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Stereotyping: The Thief of Individuality

By Marietta McCarty on April 26, 2010 in Life Saving Philosophy

"People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves."

Albert Camus penned these lines in 1956 in The Fall. What misery we propagate when we pre-judge others and curl up in this fake cocoon of superiority. Let's stop. Read More

Excellent! Thank you.

Submitted by jrhs on April 30, 2010 - 5:05am.

Excellent! Thank you.

all the more reason

Submitted by Mary Sojourner on May 1, 2010 - 12:54pm.

for the governor of Arizona and the people who voted for it to be
ashamed of the recent bill authorizing racial profiling. I'm jubilant that so many people, Hispanic-American and otherwise are fighting back.

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Marietta McCarty is the author of Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy With Kids and How Philosophy Can Save Your Life: 10 Ideas That Matter Most.

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