According to theorists of hermeneutical injustice, how we understand our social experiences is contingent on relations of hermeneutical power: the differential ability of groups to influence social meanings. On the prevailing understanding, privileged groups enjoy more hermeneutical power, at the expense of the marginalized. This paper argues that this obscures the sense in which we can possess different kinds of hermeneutical power. While marginalized groups are often excluded from shaping dominant understandings, they often participate in hermeneutical resistance (Medina 2012). Despite their advantages with respect to shaping mainstream understanding, privileged groups often lack this kind of resistant capacity. This paper suggests that hermeneutical power consists in hermeneutical authority––the ability to shape how others understand social life––and hermeneutical agency––the ability to interpret social life for oneself. This distinction helps us map the complexities of power and social interpretation more accurately and promises a deeper understanding of hermeneutical injustice.

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能动性和权威性：诠释能力的差异化模型


根据解释学不公正理论家的说法，我们如何理解我们的社会经验取决于解释学权力的关系：群体影响社会意义的不同能力。根据普遍的理解，特权群体享有更多的解释权，而牺牲了边缘化群体的利益。本文认为，这掩盖了我们可以拥有不同种类的解释能力的意义。虽然边缘化群体经常被排除在塑造主流理解之外，但他们经常参与解释学的抵抗（Medina 2012）。尽管特权群体在塑造主流理解方面具有优势，但他们往往缺乏这种抵抗能力。本文认为，解释学的力量在于解释学的权威——塑造他人如何理解社会生活的能力——以及解释学能动性——为自己解释社会生活的能力。这种区别有助于我们更准确地映射权力和社会解释的复杂性，并有望更深入地理解释经学的不公正。