Perspective - 'Trust has been so eroded': Philosopher Miranda Fricker on epistemic injustice today

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 26, 2026 · 170 words · By Stuart Norval

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'Trust has been so eroded': Philosopher Miranda Fricker on epistemic injustice today To display this content from YouTube, you must enable

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Miranda Fricker is now Julius Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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Claim 1: “Miranda Fricker is now Julius Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University”

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The claim is directly confirmed by Miranda Fricker's personal website, her Wikipedia entry, and a France 24 report.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following is a partial list of notable faculty (either past, present or visiting) of New York University. As of 2014, among NYU's past and present faculty, there are at least 159 Guggenheim Fellows, s…
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Claim 2: “co-director of the New York Institute of Philosophy”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Philosophy is an academic department at the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University in New York City, New York, United States. The department, thro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miranda Fricker FBA FAAS (born 12 March 1966) is a British philosopher who is a Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University, co-director of the New York Institute of Philosophy, and honorary…
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Claim 3: “and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences”

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Confirmed by her Wikipedia entry (FAAS designation), her personal website, and France 24.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennifer Hornsby, FBA (born 1951) is a British philosopher with interests in the philosophies of mind, action, language, as well as feminist philosophy. She is currently a professor at the School of …
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Claim 4: “She's also a fellow of the British Academy”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fellowship of the British Academy consists of world-leading scholars and researchers in the humanities and social sciences, A varying number of fellows are elected each year in July at the academy…
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Claim 5: “she coined the phrase "epistemic injustice"”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that Miranda Fricker coined the phrase 'epistemic injustice', including a France 24 interview and a scholarly reference to her 2007 book.

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web search NEUTRAL — Epistemic injustice is injustice related to knowledge. It includes exclusion and silencing; systematic distortion or misrepresentation of one's meanings or contributions; undervaluing of one's status …
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web search NEUTRAL — A world-renowned philosopher has told FRANCE 24 she's still shocked that 20 years after she coined the phrase "epistemic injustice", she is still talking about it. Miranda Fricker is now Julius Silver…
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web search NEUTRAL — The term “epistemic injustice” was not coined until 2007 by English philosopher Miranda Fricker, who today is the most prominent scholar on the topic.Fricker, M. (2007). Epistemic Injustice: Power and…
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Claim 6: “She's in Paris for a two-day conference at Sciences Po University on discursive practices”

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The claim is reported in a web search result (likely the France 24 piece), but there is no second independent source confirming the specific details of this current trip to Paris and the conference at Sciences Po.

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