Against the Permission Not to Engage

This paper challenges Robin McKenna’s claim that socially marginalized individuals are not obliged to engage with challenges to their beliefs. We argue that this view, based on externalism, undermines epistemic agency and risks reinforcing marginalization.

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Universität Zürich, ZORA
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2025-09-24
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https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-291312
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Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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Against the Permission Not to Engage

Anne B. Meylan, Marie van Loon
Universität Zürich, ZORA
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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Against the Permission Not to Engage

Anne B. Meylan, Marie van Loon
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Abstract

This paper challenges Robin McKenna’s claim that socially marginalized individuals are not obliged to engage with challenges to their beliefs. We argue that this view, based on externalism, undermines epistemic agency and risks reinforcing marginalization.

Universität Zürich, ZORA
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 8%
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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