Q&A: The Henri Tajfel Prize
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The Henri Tajfel Prize
Question
For years, the European Association of Social Psychology used to award an annual prestigious prize named after Henri Tajfel, who died about 40 years ago. The practice was discontinued because about two years ago, testimony emerged about sexual harassment that he had committed.
Is such a sanction appropriate, or is this a kind of anachronism, since in his time society was not strict about these things?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Tajfel
Answer
The question of whether this is appropriate is not connected to changing standards. The decision is being made today, and formulating it is done on the basis of considerations relevant to today. On the matter itself, this seems reasonable to me.
And removing statues of George Washington and the like too?