Today’s episode explores how epistemology functions as a tool of institutional power rather than a simple personal preference or intellectual choice. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks argues that systems like clinical protocols and educational frameworks dictate what qualifies as legitimate evidence long before individuals can define their own truth. By moving away from universalist standards, Dr. Hoerricks advocates for ‘situated realism,’ which prioritises lived experience and embodied adaptation over rigid academic categories. She ultimately challenges the way diagnostic manuals and research hierarchies silence personal testimony by labeling it as mere noise. She suggests that true understanding of the mind must be rooted in contextual meaning and the relational survival of the individual.

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/what-counts-as-knowing-the-mind-from

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