Alfred Archer
@alfredarcher.bsky.social
Scottish philosopher working in the Netherlands at Tilburg University. Views my own.
Extravagance and Misery https://shorturl.at/09JoQ
Why It's OK to be a Sports Fan https://shorturl.at/bgJX0
Honouring and Admiring the Immoral https://t.co/ZBPrZ
Extravagance and Misery https://shorturl.at/09JoQ
Why It's OK to be a Sports Fan https://shorturl.at/bgJX0
Honouring and Admiring the Immoral https://t.co/ZBPrZ
Was going to suggest all the things Jake did. On this topic, I don't know anything that draws on speech acts but this paper of mine takes an affective scaffolding approach and argues that fans creating a hostile atmosphere can be justified in certain sports link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Away from Home: The Ethics of Hostile Affective Scaffolding - Topoi
During live sporting events, fans often create intense atmospheres in stadiums, expressing support for their own local players and discouragement for the opposition. Crowd hostility directed at opposi...
link.springer.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Was going to suggest all the things Jake did. On this topic, I don't know anything that draws on speech acts but this paper of mine takes an affective scaffolding approach and argues that fans creating a hostile atmosphere can be justified in certain sports link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And congrats to you Jules!
August 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
And congrats to you Jules!