Category: Epistemic Ignorance
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David Benatar on Epistemic Injustice
An excerpt from The Uphill Battle of Unpopular Ideas: Regarding epistemic matters, many of those who identify themselves as progressives speak about “epistemic injustice” – the injustice that occurs when certain people, typically women and darker skinned people, are accorded less standing or authority as knowers or transmitters of knowledge. This is a profound and…