Sotomayor's reasoning

Southern Journal of Philosophy 48 (1):122-138 (2010)
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Abstract

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was vilified for arguing that one's social identity can contribute positively to judgment or public reason. This paper considers and expands on Sotomayor's arguments, showing that identity is relevant to snap judgments and to sensation transference that affects how speakers are assessed. It further develops a hermeneutic account of identity that can make sense of its epistemic relevance without foreclosing individual variation.

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Linda Martín Alcoff
CUNY Graduate Center

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