Questão de Humanities and their Technologies #019e354a
Dominant groups benefit in terms of credibility and can, therefore, control the speech of members of other groups, discrediting their testimonies based on shared conceptions of identity bias (gender and race). Some forms of prejudice make people's statements less important due to their belonging to a particular social group. Thus, a speaker receives less credibility due to the listener's bias.
Based on the reflection raised in the text, identity bias is responsible for a type of injustice.
aesthetics, which standardizes body types.
Sensory, which prioritizes visual skills.
affective, which prevents emotional expression.
Epistemic, which hinders informational exchange.
economic, which perpetuates material inequalities.
Explicação Oficial / Explicações da Comunidade
Analysis of the Text on Identity Prejudice
The correct answer is option A. D) Epistemic, which hinders informational exchange.
1. Defining the Type of Injustice
The text describes a very specific type of injustice. It does not manifest itself in the distribution of goods (economic), in the valuation of beauty (aesthetic), or in the expression of feelings (affective). The injustice described occurs in the field of... knowledge and from credibility.
The prefix "epistemic" It comes from the Greek word. episteme, which means "knowledge" or "wisdom". Therefore, a epistemic injustice It is that which impairs a person's ability to... knowledge agent.
2. How Does the Text Describe Epistemic Injustice?
The text perfectly details this process:
- Prejudice as a Filter: A listener, influenced by identity biases (race, gender), attributes a "credibility deficit" to the speaker. 2. The Devaluation of Testimony: As a result, the person's "statements" and "testimonies" are considered "less important" or are discredited. 3. The Harmful Effect of Information Exchange: A person is prevented from transmitting knowledge or from being seen as a reliable source of information, not because of the content of what they say, but because... who she isA information exchange It is therefore harmed or completely blocked by this bias.
The text by Miranda Fricker, which is being reviewed, is the fundamental work that defines and names this phenomenon as "epistemic injustice," specifically "testimonial injustice."
3. Evaluation of Other Alternatives
- A) Aesthetics, which standardizes body types: Incorrect. The text is not about appearance or beauty standards, but about the validity of what people believe. they speak. * B) Sensory, which prioritizes visual skills: Incorrect. The focus is not on sensory skills, but on the credibility attributed to speech. * C) affective, which prevents emotional expression: Incorrect. The injustice lies not in preventing the expression of emotions, but in devaluing the informative content of someone's speech. * E) Economic, which perpetuates material inequalities: Incorrect. While epistemic injustice can have economic consequences (for example, in a lawsuit or a job interview), the injustice described in the text is, in essence, about knowledge and credibility, not about money.
4. Conclusion
Based on the reflection in the text, identity bias is responsible for a epistemic injusticeThis directly attacks a person's ability to be recognized as a subject of knowledge, thus hindering fair and equitable information exchange.