Hypocrisy and Epistemic Injustice

Carey, Brian

doi:10.1007/s10677-024-10442-3

Hypocrisy and Epistemic Injustice

Carey, Brian

Authors

Dr Brian Carey brian.carey@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Political Theory

Abstract

In this article I argue that we should understand some forms of hypocritical behaviour in terms of epistemic injustice; a type of injustice in which a person is wronged in their capacity as a knower. If each of us has an interest in knowing what morality requires of us, this can be undermined when hypocritical behaviour distorts our perception of the moral landscape by misrepresenting the demandingness of putative moral obligations. This suggests that a complete theory of the wrongness of hypocrisy must account for hypocrisy as epistemic injustice.

Citation

Carey, B. (2024). Hypocrisy and Epistemic Injustice. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 27(3), 353-370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-024-10442-3

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 6, 2024
Online Publication Date	Mar 15, 2024
Publication Date	Jul 1, 2024
Deposit Date	May 28, 2024
Publicly Available Date	May 28, 2024
Journal	Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
Print ISSN	1386-2820
Electronic ISSN	1572-8447
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	27
Issue	3
Pages	353-370
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-024-10442-3
Keywords	Demandingness, Deception, Epistemic Injustice, Hypocrisy
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2466453

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