Abstract
This paper explores the phenomenon of vulnerabilisation in relation to the experiences of persons with chronic illnesses. We distinguish a range of kinds of vulnerability, including epistemic vulnerabilities related to epistemic injustices, and describe various interpersonal and institutional processes which can create, exacerbate and intensify those vulnerabilities. The dynamics of vulnerabilisation are related to individual vices and institutional failings, the pervasive pathophobia of many societies and various contingent life-events. We conclude that susceptibility to varieties of vulnerabilisation is ultimately reflective of the fragility that is definitive of the human condition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 150-165 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Social Epistemology |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Oct 2024 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- illness
- vulnerability
- vices
- epistemic injustice
- experience of illness
- institutions
- phenomenology of illness
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