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Junctione Ramorum: Meletama Philosophicum de Problematibus Intersectione de Ethica Metaphysica Epistemologiaque

Mulch, Nathan Manning
http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3397-6732
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1689255356866367

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2023, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Philosophy, Applied.
This dissertation explores the intersection of epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics. Specifically, it covers ground where these fields overlap in such a way that special interdisciplinary attention is required. Chapter I discusses the notion of epistemic harm within the epistemic injustice literature and argues that we should abandon the notion of epistemic harm in order to strengthen our notion of epistemic injustice. Chapter II continues to explore the intersection of epistemology and ethics and offers a refinement of the recent literature on epistemic trespassing, arguing that we need not limit our conception of epistemic trespassing to be a wrong perpetrated only by experts. Chapter III operates a broader level and argues for limitation on closed epistemic communities, that is, discursive communities who limit their membership in public fora. I argue that the meta level discourse on who is properly part of such groups cannot be constrained by what I call the Stay In You Lane (SIYL) Norm. Finally, in Chapter IV, using Chapter III as requiring engagement with trans-exclusionary feminism, I argue that traditional approaches to the question of trans policy, which attempt to resolve the question via an account of the metaphysics of gender, are misguided and that an ethics first approach yields a clear requirement for trans inclusive social policies.
Michael Weber, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Hrishikesh Joshi, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Molly Grosscup, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Angela Nelson, Ph.D. (Other)
158 p.
Epistemology; Ethics; Gender; Philosophy
Ethics; Epistemology; Philosophy of Sex and Gender; Gender; Epistemic Injustice; Epistemic Trespassing; Harm; Philosophy of Harm; Trans Studies; Feminist Epistemology;

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  • Mulch, N. M. (2023). Junctione Ramorum: Meletama Philosophicum de Problematibus Intersectione de Ethica Metaphysica Epistemologiaque [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1689255356866367

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mulch, Nathan. Junctione Ramorum: Meletama Philosophicum de Problematibus Intersectione de Ethica Metaphysica Epistemologiaque. 2023. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1689255356866367.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mulch, Nathan. "Junctione Ramorum: Meletama Philosophicum de Problematibus Intersectione de Ethica Metaphysica Epistemologiaque." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1689255356866367

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