Discriminating well

on excellence in philosophy and ways of seeing disciplinary space

Fiona Jenkins

pp. 103-117

in: Discrimination in philosophy, Rivista di estetica 64, 2017.

Abstract

The current discourse on gender equity in universities most often situates itself in relation to eliminating bias and thus ensuring objectivity in rankings of excellence. With a focus on the discipline of philosophy, the article asks whether we thereby miss what it is important to contest but also cultivate in social worlds organized by their ever-partial and imperfect forms of discrimination in judgment? An approach based in efforts to engage in socio-political regulation of discrimination is proposed as advantageous.