Listening to People
Using Social Psychology to Spotlight an Overlooked Virtue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5841500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Note (corresponding author), Susan E Notess, Susan Notess (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 04 |
| Pages | 621-643 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8191 • E-ISSN: 1469-817X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0031819118000529 |
| OpenAlex | W2963176283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 10 |
I offer a novel interdisciplinary approach to understanding the communicative task of listening, which is under-theorised compared to its more conspicuous counterpart, speech. By correlating a Rylean view of mental actions with a virtue ethical framework, I show listeners' internal activity as a morally relevant feature of how they treat people. The listener employs a policy of responsiveness in managing the extent to which they allow a speaker's voice to be centred within their more effortful, engaged attention. A just listener's policy of responsiveness avoids unwarrantedly dismissing speakers' messages on the basis of peripheral attention alone
Emotions and Moral Behavior · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |