Article ID: CBB630247525

Epistemic Diversity and the Question of Lingua Franca in Science and Philosophy (2020)

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Epistemic diversity is the ability or possibility of producing diverse and rich epistemic apparati to make sense of the world around us. In this paper we discuss whether, and to what extent, different conceptions of knowledge—notably as ‘justified true belief’ and as ‘distributed and embodied cognition’—hinder or foster epistemic diversity. We then link this discussion to the widespread move in science and philosophy towards monolingual disciplinary environments. We argue that English, despite all appearance, is no Lingua Franca, and we give reasons why epistemic diversity is also deeply hindered is monolingual contexts. Finally, we sketch a proposal for multilingual academia where epistemic diversity is thereby fostered.

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Authors & Contributors
Plutniak, Sébastien
Smirnova, Ekaterina
Loner, David
Bellido, Jose
Runstedler, Curtis
Carlo Enrico Roggia
Concepts
Language and languages
Communication of scientific ideas
Epistemology
English language
Communication within scientific contexts
Linguistics; philology
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
Medieval
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
Germany
England
Americas
Japan
Italy
Institutions
Arcadia
International Research Council
Vienna Circle
Royal Society of London
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