Epistemic Injustice and Indigenous Education in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Dacela, Mark Anthony L., Mangudadatu, Bai Indira Sophia M., Takata, Brenn Kenzo M., Veñegas, Sarah Jane T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: epistemic injustice; hermeneutical injustice; indigenous people; indigenous education; Philippines; Philosophy
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2022/paper_tph/4
• Institution: De La Salle University

Epistemic injustices are wrongs done in relation to a person’s capacity as a knower. These actions are caused by prejudice and involve the distortion and neglect of opinions and ways of knowing of certain marginalized groups. Hermeneutical injustice is an epistemic injustice that occurs when a perso...