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Speech Act Theory and Political Philosophy

National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow School of Philosophy – Elective Course Winter 2019, Module 3. Speech Act Theory and Political Philosophy. Prof. Silver Bronzo. 7 th Meeting – March 5 Slurs ( Elizabeth Camp , Lynne Tirrell ).

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Speech Act Theory and Political Philosophy

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  1. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow School of Philosophy – Elective Course Winter 2019, Module 3 Speech Act Theoryand Political Philosophy Prof. Silver Bronzo 7thMeeting – March 5 Slurs (Elizabeth Camp, Lynne Tirrell )

  2. The philosophers we are going to discuss today • Elizabeth Camp • (RutgersUniversity) • “Slurring Perspectives” (2013) • Lynne Tirrell • (University of Massachusetts Boston) • “Genocidal Language Games” (2012)

  3. Part 1. Elizabeth Camp What are “slurs”? Some dictionary definitions: “An insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo” (Merriam-Webster) • An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation. (The comments were a slur on the staff) • a derogatory or insultingterm applied to a particular group of people. (A racial slur) • (Oxford English Dictionary)

  4. Part 1. Elizabeth Camp What are “slurs”? “slurs—which I take to be expressions that derogate in virtue of membership in a group like race or sex” (p. 345) Examples (from Camp’s article): kike (for a Jewish person) spic (for a Latino person) Jap (for a Japanese person) Chink (for a Chinese person) dyke (for a lesbian woman)

  5. Part 1. Elizabeth Camp Features of slurs. “slurs—which I take to be expressions that derogate in virtue of membership in a group like race or sex” (p. 345) Examples (from Camp’s article): kike (for a Jewish person) spic (for a Latino person) Jap (for a Japanese person) Chink (for a Chinese person) dyke (for a lesbian woman)

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