"Microaggressions: A Kantian Account"

In this paper, I offer an explanation of the moral significance of microaggressions, seemingly minor incidents in which someone is demeaned in virtue of an oppressed social identity, often without the full awareness of the perpetrator. I argue for a broadly Kantian account of the wrongs of microaggr...

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Auteur principal: O'Dowd, Ornaith (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2018]
Dans: Ethical theory and moral practice
Année: 2018, Volume: 21, Numéro: 5, Pages: 1219-1232
RelBib Classification:NCB Éthique individuelle
VA Philosophie
ZD Psychologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Microaggressions
B Responsibility
B Oppression
B Kant
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:In this paper, I offer an explanation of the moral significance of microaggressions, seemingly minor incidents in which someone is demeaned in virtue of an oppressed social identity, often without the full awareness of the perpetrator. I argue for a broadly Kantian account of the wrongs of microaggressions and the moral responsibilities of various actors with respect to these incidents.
ISSN:1572-8447
Contient:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-018-9964-9