Denialism as Detrimental Epistemic Friction: Contexts, Agents, and the Politics of Disruption

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB PHILOSOPHIA, LXX, Special Issue, 2025 (p. 65-91)en-US
dc.creatorARBIZU AGUIRRE, Laida
dc.date2025-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T10:40:53Z
dc.descriptionThis article conceptualizes denialism as a systemic phenomenon rooted in both contextual and agentive dynamics, framing it as a form of detrimental epistemic friction. Departing from reductive approaches that treat denialism primarily as misinformation or individual cognitive bias, the analysis foregrounds the structural mechanisms through which denialism is produced, sustained, and normalized. By situating denialism within weaponized epistemic environments, the analysis shows how it reinforces power asymmetries and undermines the epistemic conditions required for inclusive and cooperative reasoning. The article provides both a diagnostic framework for identifying structural epistemic vulnerabilities and a basis for restoring democratic epistemic practices in contested knowledge landscapes.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbphilosophia/article/view/9980
dc.identifier10.24193/subbphil.2025.sp.iss.04
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/1326
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbphilosophia/article/view/9980/9617
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2025 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philosophiaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philosophia; Volume 70, Special Issue, December 2025; 65-91en-US
dc.source2065-9407
dc.source10.24193/subbphil.2025.sp.iss
dc.subjectDenialismen-US
dc.subjectEpistemic frictionen-US
dc.subjectEpistemic authorityen-US
dc.subjectEpistemic Resistanceen-US
dc.subjectKnowledge environmentsen-US
dc.titleDenialism as Detrimental Epistemic Friction: Contexts, Agents, and the Politics of Disruptionen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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