Fragile Epistemic Subjects in the Context of Disability and Chronic Illness

该项目旨在通过（a）发展残疾人和/或慢性病患者作为脆弱认识主体的理论，以及（B）探索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，进一步研究卫生保健、残疾和慢性病背景下的认识不公正。该项目的目的是调查社会、医疗和法律的机构以及社会做法对慢性病患者和/或残疾人的改善潜力。从这一分析中获得的见解可以大大提高（一）我们的理解目前的缺陷之间的相互作用不同的个人在这些情况下，（二）可能的战略，克服这种有问题的相互作用，结构和人际关系，（三）民主制度的运作，是医疗保健系统的一部分（广泛理解）和我们在民主社会的繁荣。

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.