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SUMMARY: The Philosophy of Social Comparison
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DESCRIPTION:<p>The&nbsp\;<em>Philosophy of Social Comparison</em>&nbsp\;Special Issue explores a range of philosophical perspectives on social comparison including four key areas of interest:</p>\n<p>1) The structure\, components\, modes and directions of operationality (upward\, downward\, and lateral)\, but also the conditions and environments conducive to social comparison proliferation or mitigation.</p>\n<p>2) The moral psychology of social comparison regarding individual and shared motivations to engage in social comparison including sentiments/emotions/affects\, knowledge acquisition and processing and dispositions that produce\, enhance\, and result from social comparison behaviors.</p>\n<p>3) The conditions under which social comparison acts\, attitudes\, and affective states can be deemed blameworthy/praiseworthy\, good/bad/harmful\, or morally neutral.</p>\n<p>4) The areas of influence of social comparison on human identity\, knowledge acquisition (stereotyping efficiency) and its veracity (overconfidence\, grandstanding)\, social cohesion\, well-being\, moral development\, and others.</p>\n<p><u>Potential contributors to the special issue:</u></p>\n<p>1) scholars presenting at the &ldquo\;Philosophical Perspectives on Social Comparison&rdquo\; workshop at the Interdisciplinary Center for Ethics\, Jagiellonian University in Cracow\, Poland\, 3-4 April 2025\, and</p>\n<p>2) scholars responding to a separate call for submission to Philosophia&rsquo\;s Special Issue &ldquo\;The Philosophy of Social Comparison&rdquo\; publicized after the workshop.</p>\n<p><strong>When uploading your paper in the online submission system SNAPP\, please select the collection &ldquo\;Philosophy of Social comparison&rdquo\; in the drop-down menu.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&bull\; Papers should not exceed a maximum of 9\,000 words.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&bull\; All papers will undergo the journal&rsquo\;s standard review procedure (double-blind peer-review)\, according to the journal&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;Peer Review Policy\, Process and Guidance.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT: For any questions\, please directly contact the Guest Editor: Wojciech Kaftanski\,&nbsp\;wojciech.kaftanski@uj.edu.pl</strong></p>
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