Abstract
McKenna’s critique (rather than criticisms) of idealized approaches to epistemology is an important contribution to the literature. In this brief discussion, I set out his main concerns about more idealized approaches, within and beyond social epistemology, before turning to some issues I think he neglects. I suggest that it’s important to pay attention to the prestige hierarchy in philosophy, and to how that hierarchy can serve ideological purposes. The greater prestige of more abstract approaches plays a role in determining what issues and what voices we attend to.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 124-131 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | International Journal of Philosophical Studies |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 1 Apr 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Author(s) 2024. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- attention
- ideal theory
- ideology
- prestige
- social epistemology