Grandstanding: the Use and Abuse of Moral Talk | Brandon Warmke & Justin Tosi

In Episode 144, Demetri Kofinas speaks with philosophers Brandon Warmke and Justin Tosi about the phenomenon of grandstanding, which they define as “the use and abuse of moral talk for the purposes of self-promotion.” Although moral grandstanding is a spectacle most commonly associated with those on the political left, the practice of grandstanding is an entirely bipartisan phenomenon; its increased prevalence in public discourse has dangerous implications for politics and society.