Rachel McKinnon (now Veronica Ivy) is a contemporary analytic philosopher whose work spans epistemology, feminist philosophy, and the philosophy of sport. She is known for contributions to the study of epistemic injustice, particularly how social identity shapes credibility and knowledge attribution. Her work challenges philosophical thought experiments and theories that fail to account for the lived experiences of marginalized groups, especially women and transgender individuals.
Developed work on epistemic injustice and how social identity affects credibility attributions
Argued that philosophical speculation about marginalized groups must engage with empirical realities of their social conditions
Contributed to philosophy of sport, particularly debates around transgender athlete inclusion
Authored 'The Norms of Assertion' (2015), examining the knowledge norm and its conditions