HS 41, Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien, 1. Stock, Stiege 8
Rae Langton (Cambridge): ‘Doing things with words in philosophical discussion: authority, gender, and empowerment’
Abstract: What you can do with your words depends on who you are, and how you are situated, including background patterns of authority. This applies to philosophical discussion, as to conversations anywhere. Since these patterns of authority are sometimes gendered, there can be gendered patterns of silence and empowerment, in the things we do, or fail to do, with words. Authority can evolve dynamically, following rules of accommodation (Lewis), with implications for epistemic injustice (Fricker) and ’the guru effect' (Sperber). I want to put a spotlight on this dynamic, as a force for ill, but also, potentially, for good.
Rae Langton ist Professorin für Philosophie mit einem besonderen Interesse an Sprache, Sprechakten und sozialer Gerechtigkeit. Nähere Informationen: https://newn.cam.ac.uk/person/professor-rae-langton/
Dieser Vortrag wird gemeinsam mit Tim Crane (CEU) organisiert.