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third order epistemic exclusion

đź“– Definitions

"The third kind of epistemic exclusion, a third-order exclusion is a compromise to epistemic agency caused by inadequate dominant, shared epistemic resources. To say that such resources are inadequate is to throw into question the relevance of a given community’s overall dominant resources in light of the knowledge production activities in question. This kind of epistemic exclusion is different than firstor second-order exclusion, insofar as the latter is detected from within the shared epistemic resources themselves. Third-order epistemic exclusion proceeds from the “outside” of a set of epistemic resources to throw large portions of one’s epistemological system into question as a result of the goals of a given inquiry." (Dotson 2014, 129)

"a third-order exclusion occurs when an entire system is inapt for attending to the epistemic interests of particular knowers. In such cases, developing the system further will not suffice to solve the problem. Instead, there is need for a new epistemic system altogether." (Pohlhaus 2020, 235)

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đź“š References

  • Dotson, Kristie. 2014. “Conceptualizing Epistemic Oppression.” Social Epistemology 28 (2): 115–38. https: doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2013.782585.
  • Pohlhaus Jr., Gaile. 2020. “Epistemic Agency Under Oppression.” Philosophical Papers 49 (2): 233–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/05568641.2020.1780149.