On Being a Fan and on Fanhood and Its Implications for Defeating the Moral Sceptic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9689952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anita M Superson (University of Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 347-368 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217321000330 |
| OpenAlex | W4200004436 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
I employ the notion of fanhood to object to David Gauthier's Dependency Thesis, according to which, if a disposition is rationally required to adopt, so too are the acts expressing it. I first establish that fanhood is a commitment relevantly similar to a moral commitment. I then argue that, because genuine fanhood characteristically issues in inherently irrational behaviours in the form of ‘luck charms,’ or, superstitious practices fans believe will help their team win, it poses a decisive objection to the Dependency Thesis, thereby eliminating a promising attempt to defeat the moral sceptic
Dependency (UML) · Disposition · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Irrational number · Law and economics · Luck · Object (grammar) · Skepticism · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |