Credibility Excess and the Social Imaginary in Cases of Sexual Assault

This paper will connect literature on epistemic injustice with literature on victims and perpetrators, to argue that in addition to considering the credibility deficit suffered by many victims, we should also consider the credibility excess accorded to many perpetrators. Epistemic injustice, as dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Audrey S Yap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2017-12-01
Series:Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/3098