Social Epistemology

Question 1

Individuals involved in knowledge creation and sharing.

Answer 1

Epistemic Angents

Question 2

The right to know or access information; may involve legal/moral rights.

Answer 2

Epistemic Rights

Question 3

The welfare of an agent in doing epistemic activities; includes resisting misinformation.

Answer 3

Epistemic Health

Question 4

Lack of knowledge due to internal (laziness) or external (misinformation) causes.

Answer 4

Epistemic Ignorance

Question 5

Who wrote about Epistemic Injustice?

Answer 5

Miranda Fricker

Question 6

A wrong done to someone as a knower or transmitter of knowledge.

Answer 6

Epistemic Injustice

Question 7

Two types of epistemic injustice

Answer 7

Testimonial and Hermeneutical

Question 8

Prejudice leads to discounting someone’s testimony.

Answer 8

Testimonial Injustice

Question 9

Society lacks concepts to understand someone’s experience.

Answer 9

Hermeneutical Injustice

Question 10

Preventing someone from being heard or understood as a knower.

Answer 10

Epistemic Silencing

Question 11

Traits that help acquire and transmit knowledge responsibly (e.g., curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness).

Answer 11

Epistemic Virtues

Question 12

Fulfillment of Epistemic Duties

Answer 12

Epistemic Virtues