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Shame and the sports fan |
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| Authors: | Alfred Archer Benjamin Matheson |
| Institution: | 1. Tilburg Centre for Logic, Ethics and Philosophy of Science, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlandsatmarcher@gmail.com![ORCID Icon]({"type":"image","src":"/templates/jsp/images/orcid.png"} "ORCID Icon") https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9398-6427;3. Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5047-5803 |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACTSports fans sometimes feel shame for their team’s moral transgressions. In this paper, we investigate this phenomenon. We offer an account of sports fan shame in terms of collective shame. We argue that this account is superior to accounts of sports fan shame in terms of shame for others and shame for oneself. We then argue that accepting the role that sports stars play in bringing about the collective shame amongst their fans provides a new way of justifying the claim that sport stars are subject to special moral obligations. |
| Keywords: | Collective emotion sports fandom philosophy of sport shame philosophy of emotion role model obligations |