Essays about: "Epistemic authorities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Epistemic authorities.

  1. 1. Marginalisation of bisexual asylum seekers: a discourse analysis of Swedish case law

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Matilda Olstedt; [2024-03-15]
    Keywords : bisexuality; marginalisation; Sweden; asylum procedure; case law;

    Abstract : Bisexual individuals are often construed as ‘half homosexuals’, and thus seen as less vulnerable to sexual minority intolerance and persecution. According to bisexuality scholars, however, bisexual individuals are subjected to double discrimination, as they are marginalised both by the heteronormative society and the homosexual minority group. READ MORE

  3. 2. Politicians as communicators of delegitimizing criticism towards epistemic authorities : A study of political hostility towards news media and science in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Agnes Liminga; [2022]
    Keywords : Epistemic authorities; Delegitimizing criticism; Deliberative theory; Social media; Twitter; Populist communication; Fake News; Content analysis;

    Abstract : It is seemingly accepted that a democracy functions better with a reasonably informed citizenry. As we cannot acquire knowledge about a complex reality on our own, democratic societies operate through a set of institutions of which two are attributed the explicit task to assist citizensa legitimate pathway to knowledge. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hardened hearts : Are the Swedish people being failed as moral agents by Swedish authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Andrea Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Pandemic ethics; virtue ethics; moral responsibility; epistemic injustice; collective agency;

    Abstract : Almost since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden has been criticised for doing too little to stop the spread of the virus. No lockdowns have been implemented and schools have stayed open throughout the pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can the Subaltern be heard? : A student perspective, on identity power relations and epistemic positioning within the Swedish Educational System.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Kate Lind af Hageby; [2020]
    Keywords : Adultism; critical social theory; epistemic violence; human rights; identity power; prejudice; student; subaltern;

    Abstract : Our ability to perceive our environment through prejudge mental attitudes is a necessary capacity in order to survive in a social environment. However, how we utilize this capacity, and whether it promotes equality or inequality, is to a large extent dependant on our perception of ourselves in relation to our surroundings. READ MORE

  6. 5. Trust me, I'm a Priest! : Justifying Epistemic Trust in Religious Authorities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Edfors; [2020]
    Keywords : Authority; Religious Authority; Trust; Epistemic Trust; Epistemology; God; Priest;

    Abstract : In this thesis I argue that epistemic trust in religious authorities is different from epistemic trust in other kinds of authorities because God disturbs the two-party relationship between trustee and truster. I reach this conclusion by first examining the nature of epistemic trust in authorities and how it is justifiable to practice this kind of trust. READ MORE