Western Epistemological Tradition in the Face of Contemporary Challenges, or What Kind of Epistemology Do We Need? Cover Image

Zachodnia tradycja epistemologiczna wobec współczesnych wyzwań, czyli jakiej epistemologii potrzebujemy?
Western Epistemological Tradition in the Face of Contemporary Challenges, or What Kind of Epistemology Do We Need?

Author(s): Jadwiga Błahut-Prusik
Subject(s): Epistemology, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: social epistemology; Global South; colonialism; Boaventura de Sousa Santos; science; epistemic justice;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to show the consequences of narrowing down the Western epistemological paradigm to scientific knowledge and depreciating its other forms. The article shows the premises for building an alternative paradigm not only of cognitive, but also social and practical importance; paradigm in relation to the diversity of the world and the pluralism of knowledge concerning it. Epistemic diversity proves particularly urgent in the context of global challenges, intertwined social and environmental problems that cannot be solved through narrow disciplinary perspectives.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 7-24
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish