Rama niesprawiedliwości epistemicznej w badaniach socjologicznych nad religią

• Authors: Hall Dorota

Title variants

EN

The epistemic injustice Framework in Sociological Studies of religion

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

Artykuł przedstawia możliwości zastosowania ramy niesprawiedliwości epistemicznej w badaniach socjologicznych nad religią. Przybliża on koncepcję niesprawiedliwości epistemicznej w wersji przedstawionej przez Fricker (2007) oraz późniejsze rozwinięcia tej koncepcji, inspirowane zwłaszcza studiami nad płcią i krytycznymi studiami nad rasą. Artykuł pokazuje również, w jaki sposób do tej pory uwzględniano kwestię niesprawiedliwości epistemicznej w refleksji akademickiej nad religią. Mówi o tym, dlaczego wykorzystanie ramy niesprawiedliwości epistemicznej jest szczególnie obiecujące dla badań socjologicznych nad religią, sugeruje tematy badawcze, które mogłyby stanowić punkt wyjścia do zarysowania „geografii epistemicznej” religii w Polsce, i wyszczególnia możliwe pytania badawcze.

EN

The article tests the applicability of the epistemic injustice framework in sociological research on religion. In the first step, it introduces the concept of epistemic injustice as presented by Fricker (2007) and subsequent refinements of this concept, in particular those inspired by gender studies and critical race studies. In the second step, the article shows how the issue of epistemic injustice has already been taken into account in academic reflection on religion. In the third step, it explains why using the framework of epistemic injustice is particularly promising for sociological studies of religion, suggests research topics that could outline the ‘epistemic geography’ of religion in Poland, and details potential research questions.

Keywords

PL

socjologia religii; Kościół rzymskokatolicki; niesprawiedliwość epistemiczna; strukturalna ignorancja

EN

sociology of religion; Roman Catholic Church; epistemic injustice; structural ignorance

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Socjologiczne
• Year: 2025
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 35-61

Contributors

author

Hall Dorota

• Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN

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DOI: 10.24425/sts.2025.154896