Rittberg, Colin Jakob and Tanswell, Fenner Stanley and Van Bendegem, Jean Paul (2018) Epistemic Injustice in Mathematics. [Preprint]

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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.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Rittberg, Colin Jakob 0000-0002-9470-6981 Tanswell, Fenner Stanley Van Bendegem, Jean Paul
Keywords:	Epistemic Injustice, Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, Virtue Epistemology
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Values Specific Sciences > Mathematics General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Colin Jakob Rittberg
Date Deposited:	12 Oct 2018 17:51
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2018 17:51
Item ID:	15133
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Values Specific Sciences > Mathematics General Issues > Values In Science
Date:	2018
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15133

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