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Ignorância branca
White Ignorance
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Abstract In this paper, Charles Mills discusses what he calls "white ignorance", developing one of the main themes of his 1997 book, 'The Racial Contract'. His discussion is concerned with the idea of a cognitive disadvantage based on membership in a social group, which is not strange to the radical philosop... view more
In this paper, Charles Mills discusses what he calls "white ignorance", developing one of the main themes of his 1997 book, 'The Racial Contract'. His discussion is concerned with the idea of a cognitive disadvantage based on membership in a social group, which is not strange to the radical philosophical tradition, and that has been explored with more vigor in the recent Social Epistemology, in debates about epistemic injustices, silencing, willful ignorance, cognitive biases, epistemological standpoints, etc. Mills argues for an "Epistemology of the white ignorance", a racially and socially situated epistemology, which contraposes itself, in a great extent, to the individualistic tendencies of the traditional epistemological work, while conserving the interests in objectivity and truth of this work.... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Knowledge; Ignorance; Whiteness; Objectivity
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 413-438
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 17 (2018) 1
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed