Jennifer Lackey is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law (courtesy) at Northwestern University, Founding Director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and a Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of a number of honors, including the Humanitas Award, Horace Mann Medal, and the Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. Her work has been supported by grants and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Epistemic Reparations and the Right to Be Known Chapter 2: Stories That Wrong and Stories That Repair Chapter 3: Talking, Listening, and Learning Chapter 4: Knowing Someone Chapter 5: Duties to Know Someone Conclusion

08/12/2025

Jennifer Lackey is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law (courtesy) at Northwestern University, Founding Director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and a Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of a number of honors, including the Humanitas Award, Horace Mann Medal, and the Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. Her work has been supported by grants and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Epistemic Reparations and the Right to Be Known Chapter 2: Stories That Wrong and Stories That Repair Chapter 3: Talking, Listening, and Learning Chapter 4: Knowing Someone Chapter 5: Duties to Know Someone Conclusion

08/12/2025

Jennifer Lackey is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law (courtesy) at Northwestern University, Founding Director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and a Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of a number of honors, including the Humanitas Award, Horace Mann Medal, and the Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. Her work has been supported by grants and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Epistemic Reparations and the Right to Be Known Chapter 2: Stories That Wrong and Stories That Repair Chapter 3: Talking, Listening, and Learning Chapter 4: Knowing Someone Chapter 5: Duties to Know Someone Conclusion

08/12/2025