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Epistemic justice and experiential self

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  • V. Hari Narayanan

    (IIT Jodhpur)

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Epistemic injustice is a matter of not doing justice to the knowledge claims of a person, and it is pervasive in our everyday interactions. It can be traced to the susceptibility of the human mind to cognitive biases and distortions. The paper discusses some ways proposed to mitigate epistemic injustice and suggests that this endeavor requires efforts in more dimensions. The paper tries to demonstrate that the existing efforts to combat epistemic injustice need to be complemented by looking into the very manner in which the self is automatically conceptualized. A shift from the remembering or narrative mode of understanding oneself to the experiential or episodic one will help contain misleading biases and reduce epistemic injustice. Practices such as mindfulness can help enormously in this task.

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  • V. Hari Narayanan, 2023. "Epistemic justice and experiential self," Mind & Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences, Springer;Fondazione Rosselli, vol. 22(1), pages 67-85, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:minsoc:v:22:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s11299-023-00297-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11299-023-00297-z
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    1. Rajeev Bhargava, 2013. "Overcoming the Epistemic Injustice of Colonialism," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 4(4), pages 413-417, November.
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