Aidan McGlynn (UK University of Edinburgh)

Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This much-needed introduction explains what epistemic injustice is and examines it from a philosophical standpoint. With chapter summaries, further reading, and a glossary, it is an ideal starting point for anyone coming to the topic for the first time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 154mm x 235mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781032251608
• ISBN-10: 1032251603
• Artikelnr.: 75129207

Autorenporträt

Aidan McGlynn is a Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is author of Knowledge First? (2014), a co-editor-in-chief of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, and co-editor with Jennifer Lackey of The Oxford Handbook of Social Epistemology (2025).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Preface Part 1: What is Epistemic Injustice? 1.
Introduction: Epistemic Matters 2. Asking for the Moon: Examples of
Epistemic Injustice 3. The Nature and Scope of Epistemic Injustice 4.
Situating Epistemic Oppression Part 2: Being Believed 5. The Central Case
of Testimonial Injustice 6. Testimonial Injustice, Prejudices, and
Credibility Deficits and Excesses 7. Epistemic Violence and Silencing Part
3: Being Understood 8. The Central Case of Hermeneutical Injustice 9.
Incidental Hermeneutical Injustice and Hermeneutical Marginalisation 10.
Contributory Injustice and Epistemic Oppression Part 4: Primary Harms of
Epistemic Injustice 11. Identifying Primary Harms of Testimonial and
Hermeneutical Injustice Part 5: Epistemic Justice 12. Towards Epistemic
Justice. Index