Keiser, J (2021) The “All Lives Matter” response: QUD-shifting as epistemic injustice. Synthese, 199 (3-4). pp. 8465-8483. ISSN 0039-7857
Abstract
Drawing on recent work in formal pragmatic theory, this paper shows that the manipulation of discourse structure—in particular, by way of shifting the Question Under Discussion mid-discourse—can constitute an act of epistemic injustice. I argue that the “All Lives Matter” response to the “Black Lives Matter” slogan is one such case; this response shifts the Question Under Discussion governing the overarching discourse from Do Black lives matter? to Which lives matter? This manipulation of the discourse structure systematically obscures the intended meaning of “Black lives matter” and disincentivizes future utterances of it.
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Keywords: | Black lives matter; Epistemic injustice; Formal pragmatics; Question-Under-Discussion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 845374 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2021 09:41 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11229-021-03171-y |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:173414 |
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