epistemic privilege
from Diary 2024-07-04
epistemic privilege
wagashi_no_yosa It was pointed out before why sociology only studies minority. I think one of the reasons is the idea of "cognitive privilege" that "more accurate knowledge is likely to be produced from a marginal social position". Majorities have difficulty seeing their own society objectively.
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