Epistemic divides prevent any translation between political worlds
Evidence
We are talking about a condition in which some inhabit a world where their common sense tells them that it is absurd to suppose Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman is running an international child sex ring from a pizzeria in northwest Washington, DC, and others inhabit a world where that is plausible. There is no conversation that can build a translation bridge connecting this epistemic divide; conspiracism fractures the common political world. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 294
Categorization
- ADDENDUM: Directly supports the epistemic-polarization machinery behind ‘Complaints About Immodesty’ style moral-panic analysis, showing the deep divide that prevents shared argument.
- XREF: connects to: Epistemological distance need not entail power imbalance or domination — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 114; A homogeneous epistemological field enables political tactical uses of discourse — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 223; Nationalism constitutes a totalizing epistemology no modern subject can escape — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 201 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Economic and juridical-political thought are heterogeneous and incompatible worlds
#exemplifies(0.82) — Michel Foucault, The Birth of Biopolitics, 1454 - Epistemological distance need not entail power imbalance or domination
#complicates(0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 114 - A homogeneous epistemological field enables political tactical uses of discourse
#qualifies(0.75) — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 223 - Nationalism constitutes a totalizing epistemology no modern subject can escape
#exemplifies(0.75) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 201