Big Action Democracy's series on Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny Part 5 - REMEMBER PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
#OnTyranny #DefendJustice #InstitutionalEthics #justicematters #CivicDuty #DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #holdpoweraccountable #StandForTruth
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Big Action Democracy's series on Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny Part 5 - REMEMBER PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
#OnTyranny #DefendJustice #InstitutionalEthics #justicematters #CivicDuty #DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #holdpoweraccountable #StandForTruth
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These institutional narratives also narrow the frameworks through which knowledge is interpreted and validated, thereby contributing to hermeneutical injustice {Medina 2017}. In my own research, I have argued that this results not merely from individual prejudice, but from structural asymmetries that prevent epistemically plural knowledge from entering mainstream institutional recognition {Kahl 2025}. Yet institutions are not villains. Universities like XYZ are not acting maliciously. They are responding to market pressures, competing within an environment saturated with global rankings and algorithmically driven reputational stakes. But this makes their ethical responsibilities even more urgent. As I’ve argued elsewhere, institutions of higher learning bear fiduciary epistemic duties—duties of care, loyalty, and good faith stewardship—towards their epistemic constituents: students, faculty, and the broader society {Kahl 2025}. So how might they better fulfil these duties?
Universities don’t just manage resources—they steward knowledge.
What if marketing strategies risk breaching their epistemic duties?
New essay:
Epistemic Violence or Simply Good Marketing?
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#EpistemicJustice #AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #InstitutionalEthics
