The morality of gossip: a Kantian account
Gossip is pervasive and complex. It lubricates and wrecks social relationships. Many people openly confess to loving “a good gossip” yet acknowledge that gossiping, while often gratifying, is sometimes morally problematic. Surprisingly, gossip has not received much attention in moral philosophy. In...
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University of Chicago Press
2023
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| description | Gossip is pervasive and complex. It lubricates and wrecks social relationships.
Many people openly confess to loving “a good gossip” yet acknowledge that
gossiping, while often gratifying, is sometimes morally problematic.
Surprisingly, gossip has not received much attention in moral philosophy. In
this paper, I argue that, notwithstanding its relational and social functions, it is
wrongful, at least in some of its forms, when and to the extent that it amounts
to a particular kind of failure to treat others (be they gossipees or fellow
gossipers) with the concern and respect they are owed as persons. |
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