Explaining Mansplaing through Frameworks of Silencing, Epistemic Injustice, and Gender Metaphysics

This paper argues that mansplaining is not just a conversational quirk but a mechanism of gender construction that reinforces systemic oppression. Drawing on the frameworks of silencing, epistemic injustice, and gender metaphysics, I come to the main thesis that mansplaining is one way gender is constructed, reinforcing hierarchical power structures and perpetuating societal inequality. As I further demonstrate, mansplaining functions as a form of epistemic violence that silences women and subordinates them within testimonial exchanges.

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Stance An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal
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2025-04-14
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https://doi.org/10.33043/wdhdmhnw
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Political Philosophy and Ethics
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Explaining Mansplaing through Frameworks of Silencing, Epistemic Injustice, and Gender Metaphysics

Maria Jankowska
Stance An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal
Political Philosophy and Ethics
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Explaining Mansplaing through Frameworks of Silencing, Epistemic Injustice, and Gender Metaphysics

Maria Jankowska
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Abstract

This paper argues that mansplaining is not just a conversational quirk but a mechanism of gender construction that reinforces systemic oppression. Drawing on the frameworks of silencing, epistemic injustice, and gender metaphysics, I come to the main thesis that mansplaining is one way gender is constructed, reinforcing hierarchical power structures and perpetuating societal inequality. As I further demonstrate, mansplaining functions as a form of epistemic violence that silences women and subordinates them within testimonial exchanges.

Stance An International Undergraduate Philosophy JournalVol. 18(1)
University of Freiburg (DE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 91%
Political Philosophy and Ethics
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