And precisely how, Eric, do the definitions you quote accord with your >that has developed as a result > of the experiences of the prejudiced person ? what is it about "preconceived" that you don't understand? Judy Evans, Cardiff --- On Thu, 27/1/11, Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Muslim Prejudice To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, 27 January, 2011, 8:51 Eric: Prejudice is NOT by definition "a form of unjustified and > false belief." It is rather a blanket judgment about a group > or class of people or things that has developed as a result > of the experiences of the prejudiced person Judy: I have never seen a definition of prejudice -- pre-judgment -- that did not in some way accord with Donal's suggestion, rather than yours. Can you link to a dictionary definition that matches yours? Wikipedia: "Prejudices are abstract-general preconceptions or abstract-general attitudes towards any type of situations, object, or person." Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate: [second definition] "preconceived judgment or opinion" See? It is still possible to discuss "prejudice" without immediately imposing the conditioned moral aversion terminology. Thus one may discuss how social prejudices arise from commonly observed behavior and become generalizations.