Microaggressions: A Kantian Account

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 21 (5):1219-1232 (2018)
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In this paper, I offer an explanation of the moral significance of microaggressions, seemingly minor incidents in which someone is demeaned in virtue of an oppressed social identity, often without the full awareness of the perpetrator. I argue for a broadly Kantian account of the wrongs of microaggressions and the moral responsibilities of various actors with respect to these incidents.

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Ornaith O'Dowd
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