Alicia Garcia-Alvarez
Biographic Data
| ID | 5486513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alicia Garcia-Alvarez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alicia |
| FAMILY NAME | Garcia-Alvarez |
| SIGNATURE | GARCIA-ALVAREZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Oviedo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0532-674X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Moral Wrongs, Epistemic Wrongs
This paper addresses the increasing discussions concerning the normative nature of epistemic injustice. I argue that epistemic injustice is best described as a global failure of recognition: one that downgrades and attacks the normative standing of the individual as a whole. First, I discuss the role of epistemic agency in the global cluster of identity and show that it is both essential and inseparable to the development of autonomous and ethica…
Epistemic Injustices in Disaster Theory and Management
The present paper argues that the standardised treatment of disaster research and practice perpetuates the production of systematic epistemic injustices against victims of disasters. On the one hand, disaster victims are often prevented from contributing with their opinions and knowledge to the processes of disaster mitigation and disaster conceptualisation. On the other hand, disaster victims tend to lack the hermeneutical resources to make sens…
Redefining the Wrong of Epistemic Injustice
This paper offers an analysis of the primary wrong of epistemic injustice, namely, of the intrinsic harm that constitutes its action itself. Contrary to Miranda Fricker, I shall argue that there is an additional, overlooked dimension of this harm, which consists in a failure to perceive the knower as a concrete other with distinctive needs, features, and perceptions that are always implicit during her epistemic contributions. I shall name this di…
Obesity and overweight trends in Catalonia, Spain (1992–2003)
Objective To evaluate the trends of overweight and obesity prevalences in the population of Catalonia, Spain, aged 18–75 years, and the influence of socio-economic determinants on these prevalence trends. Design Analysis based on data from two representative population-based cross-sectional surveys. Setting Data from the two Evaluations of Nutritional Status in Catalonia (ENCAT 1992–93 and ENCAT 2002–03), Spain. Weights and heights were obtained …
Does the definition of the Mediterranean diet need to be updated
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Does the definition of the Mediterranean diet need to be updated
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Obesity and overweight trends in Catalonia, Spain (1992–2003)
Objective To evaluate the trends of overweight and obesity prevalences in the population of Catalonia, Spain, aged 18–75 years, and the influence of socio-economic determinants on these prevalence trends. Design Analysis based on data from two representative population-based cross-sectional surveys. Setting Data from the two Evaluations of Nutritional Status in Catalonia (ENCAT 1992–93 and ENCAT 2002–03), Spain. Weights and heights were obtained …
Redefining the Wrong of Epistemic Injustice
This paper offers an analysis of the primary wrong of epistemic injustice, namely, of the intrinsic harm that constitutes its action itself. Contrary to Miranda Fricker, I shall argue that there is an additional, overlooked dimension of this harm, which consists in a failure to perceive the knower as a concrete other with distinctive needs, features, and perceptions that are always implicit during her epistemic contributions. I shall name this di…
Epistemic Injustices in Disaster Theory and Management
The present paper argues that the standardised treatment of disaster research and practice perpetuates the production of systematic epistemic injustices against victims of disasters. On the one hand, disaster victims are often prevented from contributing with their opinions and knowledge to the processes of disaster mitigation and disaster conceptualisation. On the other hand, disaster victims tend to lack the hermeneutical resources to make sens…
Moral Wrongs, Epistemic Wrongs
This paper addresses the increasing discussions concerning the normative nature of epistemic injustice. I argue that epistemic injustice is best described as a global failure of recognition: one that downgrades and attacks the normative standing of the individual as a whole. First, I discuss the role of epistemic agency in the global cluster of identity and show that it is both essential and inseparable to the development of autonomous and ethica…
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (3 works) · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Injustice (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 works)