Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-09-19
Books mentioned on The Abuse Of Moral Talk For Self Promotion - Justin Tosi - #221
Justin Tosi is the Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University & an author. Moral grandstanding is the easiest way to signal your virtue without having to actually do anything virtuous.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Grandstanding
Grandstanding by Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke examines the phenomenon of moral self-promotion, exploring how individuals use public discourse not to effect positive change, but to signal their own righteousness and virtue to others.
Recommended“the book grandstanding will be linked in the show notes below”
Where to get it
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The Theory of the Leisure Class
The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen is a classic sociological text that examines the ways in which affluent social strata use conspicuous consumption and extravagant displays to signal wealth and social standing.
Discussed“so you know he writes this this great book um the theory of the leisure class all about their their kind of lame practices just you know acquiring obscure languages and engaging in in all this pomp uh and circumstance is to show people they have the time and and the money”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing 1984
“it's very 1984.”
Own book Grandstanding
“so uh the most tempting thing to do here probably for most people is you want to pick up this book grandstanding and figure out how to find these grandstanders and go after them and humiliate them make them stop it”