Lexington Books
Pages: 162
Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-4985-7257-6 • Hardback • August 2021 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-4985-7259-0 • Paperback • March 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
978-1-4985-7258-3 • eBook • August 2021 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Kamili Posey is assistant professor of philosophy at the City University of New York, Kingsborough.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Testimonial Virtue and Testimonial Justice
Chapter 2: Epistemic Labor, Epistemic Dissonance, and Epistemic Disavowal
Chapter 3: Hermeneutical Marginalization and Willful Hermeneutical Ignorance
Chapter 4: Disagreement, Implicit Bias Interventions, and Evolving Epistemic Frameworks
Chapter 5: Epistemic Charity, Epistemic Standpoints, and Structural Epistemic Justice
References
Index
About the Author
"By focusing on the epistemic practices of marginalized groups, Kamili Posey provides a timely expansion of Miranda Fricker’s concept of epistemic injustice, introducing new concerns for, and providing novel solutions to, a—perhaps the—central problem in epistemology and social justice. For Posey, achieving epistemic justice requires shifting epistemic burdens from marginalized knowers to dominant knowers at the societal and institutional, rather than the individual, level. Addressing questions of epistemic injustice from the perspective of race, Posey’s book provides both a refreshing assessment of the existing literature as well as a bold proposal for future work. It will be a 'must-read' for anyone interested in the connections between epistemology, social justice, philosophy of race, and political philosophy."
— Amanda Favia, Nassau Community College
"Posey’s book makes a compelling case for a fresh approach to epistemic injustice, grounded in the perspective of marginalized knowers and shifting focus from individual remedies and 'epistemic charity' to the questions of social power that lie at the root of the problem. It is essential reading for anyone interested in epistemic injustice and related issues."
— Ornaith O'Dowd, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College