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A specific proposition within the broader theory: that once an epistemological position is established as privileged, it tends to reproduce its privilege by defining the terms of what counts as knowledge. The theorem argues that privilege is self-reinforcing: the privileged epistemology sets the standards for evidence, method, and credibility, ensuring that it always appears superior. This is not conspiracy but structure—the rules of knowing are set by those who already dominate. The Theorem of Privileged Epistemological Position explains why marginalized knowledge systems struggle for recognition, why alternatives always seem "unscientific" or "irrational" to those in power.
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