Core beliefs and epistemic injustice

4 Mar 26 @ 15:00 – 17:00 – Abstract: Epistemic injustice occurs when—due to identity prejudices or structural marginalization—subjects are wronged in their capacity as knowers (Fricker 2007). According to Fricker, epistemic injustice can take two forms: testimonial injustice and hermeneutical injustice. In this talk, I identify a further, hitherto unrecognized, form of epistemic injustice that is rooted in stereotypes which enter a […]

Subjective and objective rationality

4 Mar 26 @ 11:00 – 13:00 – Abstract: An agent is objectively rational iff she believes and acts in accordance with what the objective rules of rationality dictate, whatever these rules might be. In the case of subjective rationality, agents believe and act according to their own standards of rationality, i.e., they believe that p iff they believe that it is rational […]