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Epistemic Exploitation

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Berenstain, Nora·2016·Ergo, an Open Access Journal of Philosophy
DOI 10.3998/ergo.12405314.0003.022
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Epistemic exploitation occurs when privileged persons compel marginalized persons to educate them about the nature of their oppression.I argue that epistemic exploitation is marked by unrecognized, uncompensated, emotionally taxing, coerced epistemic labor.The coercive and exploitative aspects of the phenomenon are exemplified by the unpaid nature of the educational labor and its associated opportunity costs, the double bind that marginalized persons must navigate when faced with the demand to educate, and the need for additional labor created by the default skepticism of the privileged.I explore the connections between epistemic exploitation and the two varieties of epistemic injustice that Fricker (2007) identifies, testimonial and hermeneutical injustice.I situate epistemic exploitation within Dotson's (2012; 2014) framework of epistemic oppression, and I address the role that epistemic exploitation plays in maintaining active ignorance and upholding dominant epistemic frameworks.

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Authors
Berenstain, N.
Venue
Ergo, an Open Access Journal of Philosophy
Publisher
University of Michigan Library
Published
2016-11-14
Volume
3
Issue
20201214
ISSN
2330-4014 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3998/ergo.12405314.0003.022
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412
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18.10
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journal article
Language
en
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