Fragile Epistemic Subjects in the Context of Disability and Chronic Illness

该项目试图通过(A)发展一种将残疾人和/或慢性病患者作为脆弱的认知主体的理论，并(B)探讨这一理论对卫生保健背景下的社会政策和体制进程的影响，从而使对保健、残疾和慢性病背景下的认识不公的研究更进一步。该项目的目的是调查社会、医疗和法律机构的改善潜力以及与慢性病和/或残疾人有关的社会做法。从这一分析中获得的见解可以极大地改善(I)我们对这些背景下不同地位个人之间互动的当前缺点的理解，(Ii)克服这种有问题的互动的可能战略，无论是在结构上还是在个人之间，以及(Iii)作为卫生保健系统(广泛理解的)一部分的民主机构的运作以及我们在民主社会中的繁荣。

The project seeks to take the research on epistemic injustice in the context of health care, disability, and chronic illness a step further by (a) developing a theory of disabled and/or chronically ill persons as fragile epistemic subjects, and (b) exploring the implications of this theory for social policies and institutional processes in health care contexts. The aim of the project is to investigate the ameliorative potential for social, medical, and legal institutions as well as social practices with regard to both chronically ill and/or disabled persons. The insights gained from this analysis could greatly improve (i) our understanding of current shortcomings of the interaction between differently positioned individuals in these contexts, (ii) possible strategies for overcoming such problematic interactions, both structurally and interpersonally, and (iii) the functioning of democratic institutions that are part of the health care system (broadly understood) and our flourishing in democratic society.