Making the Case: Feminist and Critical Race Philosophers Engage Case Studies

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
	The Use of Cases and Case Studies: Philosophy and the Contributions of Feminist and Critical Race Philosophy
	Trends toward Case Studies in Philosophy
	Characteristics of Case Use in Feminist and Critical Race Philosophies
	Our Definition of Cases and Case Studies
	Contents and Organization of This Collection
	Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives on Case Studies
	Part 2: Critiquing the Practice: The Case of Philosophy
	Part 3: Case Studies for Social Justice
	Notes
	References
Part 1 Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives on Case Studies
	Chapter 1 Building a Case for Social Justice: Situated Case Studies in Nonideal Social Theory
		Introduction
		A Methodology for Nonideal Theory
			Theory, Method, Methodology, Epistemology
			Nonideal Theorizing as Critical Method
			Critique of Ideal Theory
			Idealized Social Ontology
			Idealized Social Epistemology
			Idealized Social Morality
			A Situated Methodology
		Situating Case Studies for Nonideal Theory
			Case Studies: What They Are and What We Want Them to Be
			Abstract Hypothetical
			Experiential
			Social Scientific
			Situated Case Studies
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 2 The Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Model as a Resource for Feminist Philosophy of Science, and a Case Study Applying the Model to the Demography of Hispanic Identity
		Introduction
		Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Analysis
		Introduction to a Case Study: Collecting Hispanic Ethnicity Data Separately from Race Data in the US
		What Are the Chosen Variables’ Strengths and Weaknesses for Evidence Gathering and Analysis?
		What Are the Chosen Variables’ Ethical Strengths and Weaknesses?
		How Will the Chosen Variables’ Strengths and Weaknesses for Evidence Gathering and Analysis Affect Ethical Issues?
		How Will the Chosen Variables’ Ethical Strengths and Weaknesses Affect Evidence Gathering and Analysis?
		Summary of the Analysis
			Epistemic Strengths and Weaknesses
			Ethical Strengths and Weaknesses
			Epistemic Features’ Effects on Ethical Features
			Ethical Features’ Effects on Epistemic Features
		Next Steps for the Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Framework
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 3 Feminist Science Studies: Reasoning from Cases
		Introduction
		Sexism and Gender Bias in Science
		The Problem with Cases
		Anderson and Feminist Values
		Morgan: Three Generic Strategies
		Lloyd: Research on the Female Orgasm
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part 2 Critiquing the Practice: The Case of Philosophy
	Chapter 4 The Power and Perils of Example: “Literizing Is Not Theorizing”
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		IV
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 5 What Philosophy Does (Not) Know
		Case One: Two Philosophers Who Seem to Come at Things from “Out of Nowhere”
		Case Two: Not Acknowledging Resonance at Traditional Conferences
		Case One Revisited
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 6 Doing Things with Case Studies
		Doing Things with Socially Significant Case Studies
			What Is a Case Study?
			What Is a Socially Significant Case Study?
			Doing Things
		Why Should Philosophers Do Things with Case Studies?
			Ethical Reasons: Objectification
			Epistemic Benefits
			Improved Rigor
			Usefulness
		What Should Philosophers Do with Their SSCSs?
			Strategically Disseminate Philosophical Work to Appropriate Publics
			Collaborate
			Remove Barriers and Create Institutional Support
			Bolster Open-Access Publishing
			Create Mechanisms for Evaluating Nontraditional Research Publications and Different Kinds of Collaborative Research
			Develop Professional Organizations and Networks
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part 3 Case Studies for Social Justice
	Chapter 7 Singing the “Blues” for Black Male Bodies: Epistemic Violence, Non-alterity, and Black-Male Killings
		Fanonian Non-alterity and Epistemic Violence
			Fanonian Non-alterity
			Epistemic Violence: Silencing Practices
		Richard Henry: Non-alterity Examined in Baldwin’s Blues
			The “Buck”
			“Being-for-Others”-Object
			Disposable Raw Material
			Animalized Phantasm and Epistemic Violence
		Non-Alterity Examined in the Murder Case of Michael Brown
			“Being-for-Others” Object
			Monster-Phantasm and Epistemic Violence
			Disposable Raw Material
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 8 Land(point) Epistemologies: Theorizing the Place of Epistemic Domination
		The Hermeneutic Context of Knowing
		Perception and Visibilized Knowers
		The Landedness of Knowing
		Settler Horizons, Evidence, and Erasure
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 9 Epistemology and HIV Transmission: Privilege and Marginalization in the Dissemination of Knowledge
		Theory, Cases, and HIV-Risk Intuitions
			Scenario 1
			Scenario 2
			Scenario 3
			Scenario 4
		HIV Research Findings and Initial Epistemic Implications
			Basic Epidemiology of HIV
			Ignorance of HIV-Positive Status
			HIV Testing, the Window Period, and Epistemic Limits
			Viral Loads and Infectivity
			ART and Suppressed Viral Loads
			Developments in Prophylaxis
			Reviewing the Epistemic Implications
		Epistemic Harm, Epistemic Injustice, and HIV
			Hermeneutical Injustice, Contributory Injustice, and the Epistemic Resources of HIV-Positive MSM
			Structural-Linguistic Epistemic Injustices and Talking about HIV
		Conclusion and Additional Steps
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 10 Mestizaje as an Epistemology of Ignorance: The Case of the Mexican Genome Diversity Project
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		II
		III
		IV
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		Notes
		References
	Chapter 11 Epistemic Activism and the Politics of Credibility: Testimonial Injustice Inside/Outside a North Carolina Jail
		Introduction
		Jail and the Politics of Credibility
		The Social-Contextualist Shift:Jail and Its Surrounding Contexts
		The Social-Interactionist Shift:Interacting Inside and Outside Jail
		Summary: A Robust Politics of Credibilityand Epistemic Activism
		Notes
		References
Contributors
Index