Definition
Plain language
A philosopher who argued that people can be wronged specifically in their ability to know and understand.
As stated in the literature
Philosopher who introduced the concept of epistemic injustice, including testimonial and hermeneutical injustice, in her work on knowledge and social power.
Also called: Fricker
Why it matters: Her framing gives researchers and builders a vocabulary for harms to people's ability to know and be believed, which matters when systems shape whose voice counts.
For example, her work gives a name to the wrong done when a person's account is doubted simply because of who they are.
Heard on the show
“That's the intellectual spine of the paper, and it comes from a philosopher named Miranda Fricker.”Episode 216 — The AI Tutor That Gives Poor Kids a Thinner History