Trash talk and Kantian values. Issue 3 (2nd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: O'Dowd, Ornaith
• Is Part Of: Journal of the philosophy of sport. Volume 49:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 383
• Page End: 397
• Publication Date: 2022-09-02
• Subjects: Kantian ethics -- trash talk -- respect for persons -- insults; Sports -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; 796.01
• DOI: 10.1080/00948705.2022.2126847
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0094-8705

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this paper, I argue for a nuanced, context-sensitive approach to the question of trash talk, based on the Kantian principle of respect for persons and an emphasis on first-person action-guidance. I also suggest that we understand trash talk to have several varieties. On my proposed approach, there is no simple answer to the question of whether trash talk is morally permissible; rather, context-sensitive judgment can help us to determine what we ought to do when the possibility of various forms of trash talk arises.