Some Reflections on Gaslighting and Language Games

This paper proposes that, in many cases, conversational norms permit gaslighting when socially subordinate speakers report systemic injustice. Section 1 introduces gaslighting and the kinds of cases on which I focus—namely, cases in which multiple people gaslight. I give examples and statistics to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeff Engelhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2023-09-01
Series:Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/15077