Moral testimony and epistemic privilege

IF 0.4 3区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY METAPHILOSOPHY Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1111/meta.12706
James Chamberlain
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How should we, as philosophers, respond to the pure moral testimony of people in marginalized positions? Some philosophers argue that marginalized people have an epistemic advantage concerning their experiences of marginalization, such that, if we are non-marginalized, then we should defer to their moral testimony concerning these experiences. We might accept this as a requirement for ordinary conversation but doubt that any such requirement obtains when we do philosophy, since philosophy requires a critical stance. This paper argues that philosophers should also defer in such cases. It concludes that non-marginalized philosophers can only properly address certain moral propositions concerning the experiences of marginalized people if they engage in ongoing philosophical discussions with such people, starting from a position of trust.

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道德证词和认识特权
作为哲学家,我们应该如何回应处于边缘地位的人的纯粹道德证词?一些哲学家认为,边缘人在他们的边缘化经历方面具有认识论上的优势,因此,如果我们没有被边缘化,那么我们就应该尊重他们关于这些经历的道德证词。我们可能会接受这一点,将其作为普通对话的要求,但怀疑在我们从事哲学研究时是否也有这样的要求,因为哲学需要批判的立场。本文认为,在这种情况下,哲学家也应该服从。本文的结论是,非边缘化哲学家只有从信任的立场出发,与边缘化人群进行持续的哲学讨论,才能恰当地处理与他们的经历相关的某些道德命题。
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期刊介绍: Metaphilosophy publishes articles and reviews books stressing considerations about philosophy and particular schools, methods, or fields of philosophy. The intended scope is very broad: no method, field, or school is excluded.
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