This paper argues that the relative stability of ancient Egyptian society during the Middle Kingdom (c.2055 – 1650 BC) can in part be explained by referring to the phenomenon of hermeneutical injustice, i.e., the manner in which imbalances in socio‐economic power are causally correlated with imbalances in the conceptual scheme through which people attempt to interpret their social reality and assert their interests in light of their interpretations. The court literature of the Middle Kingdom is analyzed using the concepts of hermeneutical injustice and ideology. It is argued that while it is true that there was room for maneuver and for internal critique, the efficacy of internal critique was hindered by the structure of the intellectual discourse of Middle Kingdom Egypt. This intellectual discourse was suitable for the interpretation of social reality in a way that allowed the elites to assert their interests, but it was not suitable for the interpretation of social reality in a way that accorded with the interests of the exploited peasantry.

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用解释不公和意识形态的概念来解释古埃及在中间王国时期的稳定性

本文认为，古埃及社会在中朝时期（约公元前2055年至1650年）的相对稳定可以部分地通过解释学的不公正现象来解释，即解释社会经济力量失衡的方式。因果关系与概念方案的失衡有关，人们试图通过它们来解释自己的社会现实并根据自己的解释主张自己的利益。使用阐释性的不公正和意识形态的概念来分析中东王国的法院文献。有人认为，尽管确实存在回旋余地和内部批判的空间，但内部王国的知识话语结构阻碍了内部批判的效力。