Major
Philosophy
Anticipated Graduation Year
2021
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Current research in philosophy argues that there is an epistemic dimension to injustice and has focused on both testimonial and hermeneutical injustice. Looking at the epistemic dimension of harm that patients experience (specifically Black and non Western immigrants), I argue that, while existing literature in epistemology can speak to the reasoning behind the harm taking place, these epistemological concepts largely ignore cultural and historical contexts that transcend these individual encounters, yet speak to issues that are being ignored when these patients experience harm.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Hanne Jacobs
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Ignored Contextualized Epistemic Injustices in Encounters Between Black Patients and Doctors
Current research in philosophy argues that there is an epistemic dimension to injustice and has focused on both testimonial and hermeneutical injustice. Looking at the epistemic dimension of harm that patients experience (specifically Black and non Western immigrants), I argue that, while existing literature in epistemology can speak to the reasoning behind the harm taking place, these epistemological concepts largely ignore cultural and historical contexts that transcend these individual encounters, yet speak to issues that are being ignored when these patients experience harm.