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Miranda Fricker is a Professor of Philosophy at New York University (NYU), serving as Co-Director of the New York Institute for Philosophy. Previously, she held positions at The Graduate Center CUNY (Distinguished Professor) and the University of Sheffield (Honorary Professorship). Her research focuses on Moral Philosophy, Social Epistemology, and Feminist Philosophy, emphasizing the intersection of epistemic virtues, power dynamics, and ethical responsibility. She is renowned for her seminal work Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing (2007), which explores how social structures perpetuate epistemic harm.
- Education: DPhil in Philosophy from the University of Oxford (1996)
- Affiliations: Fellow of the British Academy and American Academy of Arts and Sciences; President of the American Philosophical Association (Eastern Division, 2022–23); member of the UK Spoliation Advisory Panel.
Her current projects include Blaming and Forgiving: The Work of Morality and reinterpreting Bernard Williams' philosophy. She advocates for epistemic justice in institutional contexts and interrogates moral responses like blame and forgiveness to foster shared ethical understanding.
- Awards: Fellowships from the British Academy and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognition as a Distinguished Professor at CUNY.
Her work bridges feminist critiques with analytical philosophy, addressing systemic epistemic injustices and the moral psychology of interpersonal accountability. She contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues through edited volumes like The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology and collaborates on initiatives promoting ethical and epistemic equity.
