Epistemic Injustice
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CORE DEFINITION
Because of the listener's prejudice, the speaker's testimony or cognition is not trusted. - Testimonial injustice: Because you are Black/woman/poor, I don't believe your words. - Hermeneutical injustice: Because society lacks relevant concepts (e.g., before the term 'sexual harassment' was coined), victims cannot understand and express their experiences. Scaffolding role: - Listening ethics: When marginalized groups speak, we should consciously increase 'trust'. Because our biases have been reducing the volume of their voices.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Listening ethics: When marginalized groups speak, we should consciously increase 'trust'. Because our biases have been reducing the volume of their voices.
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Social prejudice causes listeners to systematically underestimate the credibility of certain groups' testimony (testimonial injustice); lack of conceptual resources makes certain experiences unable to be understood/expressed (hermeneutical injustice). Both deprive the marginalized of epistemic agency.
MINIMUM ACTION
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