Not All Speakers are Equal: Harm and Conversational Standing

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  • Claudia Picazo Universidad de Granada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/daimon.481861
Keywords: hate speech, conversational exercitive, conversational standing, silencing, discursive injustice, sexism

Abstract

McGowan has provided a linguistic mechanism that explains how speech can constitute harm. Her idea is that utterances routinely enact s-norms about what is permissible in a given context. My aim is to argue that these s-norms are sensitive to the conversational standing of the speaker. In particular, I claim that the strength of the norm enacted depends on the standing of the speaker. In some cases, the speaker might even lack the standing required to enact new s-norms.

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Published
07-09-2021
How to Cite
Picazo, C. (2021). Not All Speakers are Equal: Harm and Conversational Standing. Daimon Revista Internacional de Filosofia, (84). https://doi.org/10.6018/daimon.481861
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Monográfico sobre «Expressing Hatred: The Political Dimension of Expressives»