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PREJUDICE, HARMING KNOWERS, AND TESTIMONIAL INJUSTICE (pages 53-73)

Timothy PERRINE ABSTRACT: Fricker’s Epistemic Injustice discusses the idea of testimonial injustice, specifically, being harmed in one’s capacity as a knower. Fricker’s own theory of testimonial injustice emphasizes the role of prejudice. She argues that prejudice is necessary for testimonial injustice and that when hearers use a prejudice to give a deficit to the credibility of speakers hearers intrinsically harm …

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