| Periodical Title | APA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy |
| Author(s) | Saray Ayala |
| Editor(s) | Margaret A. Crouch |
| Abstract | This paper points out the phenomenon of bias against non-native English speakers in philosophy. There is evidence that non-native speakers are often perceived prejudicially, causing harm and constituting wrongdoing. Such biased perception may lead to testimonial injustice, where non-native speakers are systematically granted insufficient credibility and excluded from the epistemic community. Data on highly cited philosophers shows an underrepresentation of non-native speakers. Reasons may include writing style interacting with reader expectations, but other factors like implicit bias likely play a role. Discrimination based on accent is difficult to fight legally. The author argues there is a “non-native speaker problem” in philosophy analogous to gender/race discrimination problems. Proposed solutions include increasing exposure to foreign-accented speech and maintaining awareness of perception biases when judging work by non-natives. The goal is to improve diversity and quality in philosophy. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Pages | 2–9 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Published Keywords | non-native speakers, philosophy, bias, discrimination, testimonial injustice, diversity This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | Spring 2015 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 2155-9708 |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonline.org/resource/collection/D03EBDAB-82D7-4B28-B897-C050FDC1ACB4/FeminismV14n2.pdf |
| Google Scholar link | https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=6679975102791584316&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 |
| Open Access? | Yes |
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