Centering Epistemic Injustice - by Kamili Posey (Paperback)

About the Book

Centering Epistemic Injustice asks what it means for accounts of epistemic injustice to take seriously the lives and perspectives of socially marginalized knowers and the strategies that marginalized knowers use to circumvent persistent testimonial injustice.

Book Synopsis

Centering Epistemic Injustice asks what it means for accounts of epistemic injustice to take seriously the lives and perspectives of socially marginalized knowers and the strategies that marginalized knowers use to circumvent persistent testimonial injustice.

Review Quotes

"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."

"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."

About the Author

Kamili Posey is assistant professor of philosophy at the City University of New York, Kingsborough.