Single Idea 23555

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony]

Full Idea

For a hearer to identify the impact of identity power in their credibility judgements they must be alert to the impact not only of the speaker's social identity, but also the impact of the own social identity on their credibility judgements.

Gist of Idea

Assessing credibility involves the impact of both the speaker's and the listener's social identity

Source

Miranda Fricker (Epistemic Injustice [2007], 4.1)

Book Reference

Fricker,Miranda: 'Epistemic Injustice' [OUP 2007], p.91


A Reaction

[why are all sentences in academic writing twice as long as they need to be? - that question is deeper than it looks!] This is a salutary warning. Not just 'what are my prejudices?', but also 'what is this person willing to tell a person like me?'.