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Added by: Olivia Maegaard NielsenAbstract:
Since the early 1980s, feminist epistemology has developed into a vibrant area of inquiry which challenges many of the taken-for-granted assumptions of traditional, mainstream theories of knowledge to work towards developing theories and practices that close a persistent gap between theories of knowledge and knowledge that matters to people in real situations. Here I will examine some of the more startling recent developments in feminist epistemology, where—perhaps improbably—epistemologies of ignorance and questions about epistemic injustice have made significant contributions to feminist knowledge projects. Together and separately, they expose the extent to which knowing is a political activity, while maintaining that it can avow its political involvement without dissolving into facile assertions that ‘might is right’.
Comment: This is a great introductory reading which provides an overview over the relationship between feminist and social epistemology and traditional epistemology. In spite of using technical terms from various philosophical subdisciplines (esp. feminist epistemology), it would still be suitable as an introduction to a class on feminist or social epistemology, or in addition to a class on epistemology in general. It goes over some of the core differences as well as some of the most important contributions by feminist and social epistemologies.
Code, Lorraine. Ignorance, Injustice and the Politics of Knowledge: Feminist Epistemology Now
2014, Australian Feminist Studies 29(80), pp. 148-160.
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