Tooming, Uku (2021) Politics of folk psychology: Believing what others believe. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 36 (3). pp. 361-374. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
In this paper, I argue that by attributing beliefs the attributer is pushed toward taking a stand on the content of those beliefs and that what stand they take partially depends on the relationship between the attributer and the attributee. In particular, if the attributee enjoys a higher social standing than the attributer, the latter is disposed to adopt the attributed belief, as long as certain other conditions are met. I will call this view the Adoption-by-Attribution model. Because of the non-epistemic influence that derives from the relation of inequality, belief attribution can reinforce the existing unequal power relations and contribute to epistemic injustice.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | belief, belief attribution, folk psychology, epistemic injustice, testimony | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Ethical Issues General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 09 Dec 2021 05:01 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2021 05:01 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 19998 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/THEORIA/article/view... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.21966 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Ethical Issues General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology |
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| Date: | September 2021 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 361-374 | ||||||
| Volume: | 36 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19998 |
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