Misunderstanding vaccine hesitancy
A case study in epistemic injustice
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 8858176 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Quassim Cassam (0000-0003-3913-9141, Philosophy, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2021 |
| Volumen | 55 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 315-329 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2021-11-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Editorial | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2021.2006055 |
| OpenAlex | W3216528336 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 15 |
| Referencias citadas | 21 |
This paper argues that vice-charging, the practice of charging other persons with epistemic vice, can itself be epistemically vicious. It identifies some potential vices of vice-charging and identifies knowledge of other people as a type of knowledge that is obstructed by epistemically vicious attributions of epistemic vice. The hazards of vice-charging are illustrated by reference to the accusation that parents who hesitate to give their children the MMR triple vaccine are guilty of gullibility and dogmatism. Ethnographic and sociological research is used to make the case that this charge is, in a significant range of cases, epistemically unjust and hinders attempts to make sense of vaccine hesitancy. This epistemic injustice consists in the representation of vaccine hesitant parents as less than full epistemic agents. A case is made for a more tolerant and inclusive approach, not only to vaccine hesitancy but also to other forms of unorthodoxy or non-compliance. The primary objective in these cases should be to achieve Verstehen of seemingly alien outlooks and practices so that policy makers and practitioners in public services can more effectively educate a sceptical public about the risks of vaccine hesitancy
Epistemology · Injustice · Skepticism · Sociology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
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| Obras citantes distintas | 15 |
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| Citas por año | 5 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 15 |