When Philosophy Meets the Street : Lived Experience and Epistemic Recognition in Field-Based Philosophy
Halldenius, Lena LU
and Petersén, Moa
LU
(2025)
In Public Humanities
1.
p.1-17
- Abstract
- This article advances a methodological framework for field-based political philosophy that integrates ethnographic inquiry with normative theorising on socioeconomic injustice. Empirically, it draws on qualitative research with individuals reliant on cash in an increasingly digitalised economy, a context in which infrastructural reforms disproportionately disadvantage socially marginalised groups. The approach is characterised by (i) epistemic recognition of lived experience as a source of normative insight, (ii) critical interrogation of social norms and problem representations associated with digitalisation, and (iii) a commitment to addressing epistemic injustice within philosophical practice itself. We argue that grounding normative... (More)
- This article advances a methodological framework for field-based political philosophy that integrates ethnographic inquiry with normative theorising on socioeconomic injustice. Empirically, it draws on qualitative research with individuals reliant on cash in an increasingly digitalised economy, a context in which infrastructural reforms disproportionately disadvantage socially marginalised groups. The approach is characterised by (i) epistemic recognition of lived experience as a source of normative insight, (ii) critical interrogation of social norms and problem representations associated with digitalisation, and (iii) a commitment to addressing epistemic injustice within philosophical practice itself. We argue that grounding normative theory in subordinated perspectives enhances both the conceptual adequacy of theories of justice and their public relevance. Finally, we reflect on the ethical challenges of research communication aimed at societal impact, emphasising risks of affect-driven “politics of pity” and the importance of maintaining analytical integrity in public engagement.
(Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna artikel utvecklar ett metodologiskt ramverk för fältbaserad politisk filosofi som integrerar etnografisk undersökning med normativt teoribygge kring socioekonomisk orättvisa. Empiriskt baseras artikeln på kvalitativa intervjuer med individer som är beroende av kontanter i en allt mer digitaliserad ekonomi, en kontext där infrastrukturella reformer missgynnar socialt marginaliserade grupper.
Tillvägagångssättet kännetecknas av (i) epistemiskt erkännande av levd erfarenhet som en källa till normativ insikt, (ii) kritisk granskning av sociala normer och problemrepresentationer kopplade till digitalisering, och (iii) ett åtagande att hantera epistemisk orättvisa inom den filosofiska praktiken.
Vi hävdar att förankring av normativ... (More) - Denna artikel utvecklar ett metodologiskt ramverk för fältbaserad politisk filosofi som integrerar etnografisk undersökning med normativt teoribygge kring socioekonomisk orättvisa. Empiriskt baseras artikeln på kvalitativa intervjuer med individer som är beroende av kontanter i en allt mer digitaliserad ekonomi, en kontext där infrastrukturella reformer missgynnar socialt marginaliserade grupper.
Tillvägagångssättet kännetecknas av (i) epistemiskt erkännande av levd erfarenhet som en källa till normativ insikt, (ii) kritisk granskning av sociala normer och problemrepresentationer kopplade till digitalisering, och (iii) ett åtagande att hantera epistemisk orättvisa inom den filosofiska praktiken.
Vi hävdar att förankring av normativ teori i empiriska perspektiv förbättrar både den begreppsliga precisionen hos rättviseteorier samt deras offentliga relevans. Slutligen reflekterar vi över de etiska utmaningarna i forskningskommunikation som syftar till samhällelig påverkan, och betonar riskerna med en affektstyrd ”medlidandets politik” samt vikten av att upprätthålla analytisk integritet i offentlig dialog. (Less)
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- Halldenius, Lena
LU
and Petersén, Moa
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025-11-12
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- published
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- keywords
- cash dependence, public political philosophy, digital exclusion, epistemic injustice, socioeconomic injustice
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- Public Humanities
- volume
- 1
- article number
- e157
- pages
- 17 pages
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- 2977-0173
- DOI
- 10.1017/pub.2025.10075
- project
- Cash – Human rights and social sustainability in the transition to a cashless society
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- English
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