TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Echo chambers, ignorance and domination
JO  - Social epistemology
A1  - Santos, Breno R. G.
SP  - 109
EP  - 119
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - My aim in this paper is to engage with C. Thi Nguyen's characterization of the echo chamber and to propose two things. First, I argue that a proper reading of his concept of echo chamber should make use of the notion of ignorance in the form of a structural epistemic insensitivity. My main contention is that ignorance as a substantive structural practice accounts for the epistemically deleterious effects of echo chambers. Second, I propose that from the talk of ignorance we should be able to see echo chambers in terms of their more harmful impacts in our daily lives. To do that, I argue that we should think of echo chambers as tools to promote hermeneutical domination. If my representation of Nguyen's concept is accurate, I believe we can see some important theoretical consequences stemming from the way Nguyen understands it.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-1728
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2020.1839590
ID  - ref1
ER  -