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Stylistic appearances and linguistic diversity
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Philosophy is beginning to pay problems of linguistic
justice the attention they deserve in today's heavily interconnected
and migrant world. Contemporary philosophy
itself, however, has a particular problem of linguistic
justice that deserves metaphilosophical attention. At
least in the philosophical tradition that is mainstream
in much of the world today, viz., analytic philosophy,
methodological and sociological mechanisms make
it the case that the voices of non-(native) Anglophone
philosophers are substantially less heard. Among the
mechanisms responsible for this situation, argues this
paper, is the emphasis given by influential philosophical
institutions to linguistic style and appearances as signs
of clarity, precision, and rigour in the treatment of philosophical
problems. Such an emphasis is not justifiable,
in part because it deprives philosophy of a wider variety
of perspectives. The paper concludes by presenting and
motivating a recent initiative that aims to foster greater
linguistic and cultural diversity within the profession.
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CONTESI, Filippo. Stylistic appearances and linguistic diversity. 2023. vol. 54. Vol. 5, num. 661-675. ISSN 0026-1068. [consulted: 16 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217683