Book Symposium: Alfred Archer and Jake Wojtowicz’s Why it’s OK to be a Sports Fan

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Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 18:1-35 (2024)
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This is a book symposium on Why It’s OK to Be a Sports Fan, by Alfred Archer and Jake Wojtowicz, with contributions from Adam Kadlac, Joe Slater, Nathaniel Baron-Schmitt, and Nina Windgätter. The discussion covers a range of topics, including the form of love involved in fandom, the epistemic status of fans, fictionalism, and the role of communities in fandom.

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University of Glasgow
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Center for Advanced Studies, Berlin: Human Abilities & Freie Universität Berlin
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