The harm of humiliation.

My aim in this paper is to show that the natural idea that humiliation is harmful calls explanation and to argue that the most straightforward ways of responding to this explanatory demand fall short in important ways. I end by considering a line of response which I take to be promising, which appea...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Philosophy Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 532 - 548
Autor principal: Laing, James
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2024
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Sumario:My aim in this paper is to show that the natural idea that humiliation is harmful calls explanation and to argue that the most straightforward ways of responding to this explanatory demand fall short in important ways. I end by considering a line of response which I take to be promising, which appeals to our need, as social animals, for interpersonal connection.