But four interlocking claims are particularly central to the forms of standpoint theory[*] that now routinely influence public debate: There is a set of significant experiences that (virtually) all members of (particular) oppressed groups share. These experiences give members of the group special insight into the nature of their oppression and other socially relevant facts. Members of the group cannot fully or satisfactorily communicate these experiences to outsiders, even insofar as they have important political implications. When an oppressed group makes political demands based on the
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