Arrogance and Anger

I have written a short piece on why anger is the characteristic emotion of superbia. Both involve insecurity and seeking payback for alleged insults as a way to attempt to secure a superior status. here is a draft

Caring for esteem and reputation

I argued that caring for one’s intellectual reputation can be epistemically virtuous. You can find the prepublication version here.

Are we all suffering from collective amnesia?

Preserving statues of imperialists and slave owners enforces narratives rather than protecting free speech. To see more visit here

Epistemic Vice and Motivation

I have written a defence of the view that epistemic vice involves a motivational component which is akin to a willful turning away from the epistemic good. You Can find it here: Tanesini_Epistemic Vice and Motivation_final

Open for Debate: Post on Trust

Check out this excellent post on Trust and Empathy by Olivia Bailey   here

Intellectual Servility and Timidity

Among the harms of oppression is it ability to foster damaging character dispositions in those who are oppressed. In this paper I explore two of these dispositions: servility which is manifested in attempts to ingratiate those who humiliate one and timidity which is expressed by repeated self-silencing in response to intimidation. Here is my current [draft; Sept 2017].

Epistemic Vice and Corruption

 

Thanks to Ian Kidd for a great event helping us to think about social corrupting influences on character. For my contribution see here.

Eloquent silences

My paper on silence as a speech act that can constitute a way of dissenting and protesting is finally written.  [Draft] Would love to hear any comments you may have.

New post on Arguing Virtuously

A great post on virtue and argumentation by Andrew Aberdain on Open for Debate. Check it out here

Arrogant Pride and Alternative Facts

From Open for Debate Blog

“Pride…is a very common failing” (Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice). What Austen calls “pride” is these days better described as arrogant pride to distinguish it from the rightful pride of those opposing discrimination on the basis of race, gender or sexual orientation.