Social Logico-Epistemology

A framework that treats logic and knowledge as fundamentally social phenomena, not individual achievements. It draws on social epistemology, sociology of science, and pragmatism to examine how epistemic communities set standards, how trust and testimony function, how power shapes what counts as knowledge, and how collective reasoning differs from individual reasoning. Social logico‑epistemology rejects the solitary Cartesian knower, emphasizing that even logic is learned, practiced, and enforced socially. It also studies epistemic injustice—how social structures harm people in their capacity as knowers.

Social Logico-Epistemology Example: “Using social logico‑epistemology, she analyzed how the ‘peer review’ system creates knowledge through social negotiation, not just through objective criteria.”

Social Logico-Epistemology by Abzugal April 20, 2026