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  1. Foul-weather fandom.Alfred Archer & Georgina Mills - 2023 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 50 (3):383-401.
    A familiar debate in the philosophy of sport concerns the question of whether fans should seek to be partisans (those who support particular teams or individuals) or whether they should instead adopt the impartial attitude of the purist. More recently, Kyle Fruh et al. have argued in defense of fair-weather fandom, which they understand as a form of fandom that involves adopting temporary allegiances in response to non-sporting considerations. This paper will add a new form of fandom to this discussion: (...)
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  • A Partisan’s Paradox.Paul Davis - forthcoming - Sport, Ethics and Philosophy:1-15.
    There appears to be a paradox at the heart of the psychology of partisan sport fandom. Fans regularly relish the prospect of or retrospect fondly upon a tough contest, yet during the contest they want to get out of sight as quickly as possible. The essay tries to explain why the paradox cannot be adequately or usefully understood as a mere conflict of desires or clash between purism and partisanship. Instead, four partially intersecting explanatory themes are identified and unpacked: self-understanding, (...)
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