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Epistemic injustice in mathematics

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We investigate how epistemic injustice can manifest itself in mathematical practices. We do this as both a social epistemological and virtue-theoretic investigation of mathematical practices. We delineate the concept both positively—we show that a certain type of folk theorem can be a source of epistemic injustice in mathematics—and negatively by exploring cases where the obstacles to participation in a mathematical practice do not amount to epistemic injustice. Having explored what epistemic injustice in mathematics can amount to, we use the concept to highlight a potential danger of intellectual enculturation.

Tijdschrift: Synthese
ISSN: 0039-7857
Issue: 9
Volume: 197
Pagina's: 3875-3904
Jaar van publicatie:2020
Trefwoorden:Caramello, Enculturation, Epistemic injustice, Folk theorems, Philosophy of mathematics, Ramanujan, Royen, Virtues
CSS-citation score:4
Toegankelijkheid:Closed