Taking offense
An emotion reconsidered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6325851 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Mcternan (0000-0002-7190-3034, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 179-208 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy & Public Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-3915 • E-ISSN: 1088-4963 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/papa.12188 |
| OpenAlex | W3141676420 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
Taking offense: An emotion reconsideredA stranger in the pub bumps into you spilling your drink and then doesn't apologize, or someone pushes past to grab a seat on the train.A colleague makes a dismissive remark about your work in front of your boss.A man catcalls a woman on the street, or wears a T-shirt declaring, "keep calm, watch lesbians."One reaction to affronts like these is to take offense.Philosophers have said a great deal about causing offense, especially whether we should punish or prevent it, but very little about what is to take offense, let alone whether we should. 1 Hitherto, the focus of moral and legal philosophy has tended to be the offender, not the offended.Meanwhile, taking offense has captured popular attention, with a multitude of books and opinion pieces condemning "oversensitive millennials" and "generation
Art history · George (robot · Multitude · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Free Will and Agency · History · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology
| Citations per year | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |