Justin Tosi is an American philosopher and author. Tosi has appeared with Jesse Singal on anti-trans podcast Blocked and Reported and has written for the Manhattan Institute.
Tosi and philosopher Brandon Warmke have written about “virtue signaling,” which they call “moral grandstanding.”
Background
Justin Ray Tosi was born on October 31, 1982 and grew up in Virginia, attending York High School. Tosi earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia in 2005, a master’s degree from Arizona State University in 2007, and a doctorate from University of Arizona in 2015.
Books
Tosi, Justin; Warmke, Brandon (2023). Why It’s OK to Mind Your Own Business. Routledge, ISBN 978-0367141745
Tosi, Justin; Warmke, Brandon (2023). Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk. Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0190900151
References
Rosen, Christine (September 2020). The Grandstanding Case. Commentary https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/christine-rosen/media-establishment-grandstanding-caste
McKnight, Scot (July 28, 2020). Social Media and Public Grandstanding. Christianity Today https://www.christianitytoday.com/scot-mcknight/2020/july/social-media-and-public-grandstanding.html [archive]
Chamlee-Wright, Emily (July 22, 2020:). In A Pandemic, We Need Philosophers, Too. Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilychamleewright/2020/07/22/in-a-pandemic-we-need-philosophers-too
Appiah, Kwame Anthony (June 30, 2020). I’ve Protested for Racial Justice. Do I Have to Post on Social Media? The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/magazine/ive-protested-for-racial-justice-do-i-have-to-post-on-social-media.html
Stillman, Jessica (January 24, 2020). The Science of Why Online Outrage Is Counterproductive and Toxic. Inc., : https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-science-of-why-online-outrage-is-counterproductive-toxic.html
Sherida, Kathy (January 8, 2020:). Virtue Signalling Drowns Us in Hopelessness. The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/kathy-sheridan-virtue-signalling-drowns-us-in-hopelessness-1.4133070
Burkeman, Oliver (January 3, 2020: ). What Drives the ‘Moral Grandstanding’ that Has Infected Our Politics? The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/03/moral-grandstanding-politics-emotional-needs-oliver-burkeman
Resnick, Brian (November 27, 2019). Moral Grandstanding Is Making an Argument Just to Boost Your Status. It’s Everywhere. Vox https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/11/27/20983814/moral-grandstanding-psychology
Young, Emma (November 14, 2019). Psychological Study Of ‘Moral Grandstanding’ Helps Explain Why Social Media Is So Toxic, British
Psychological Society Research Digest https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/11/14/psychological-study-of-moral-grandstanding-helps-explain-why-social-media-is-so-toxic [archive]
Kaufman, Scott Barry (October 28, 2019). Are You a Moral Grandstander? Scientific American https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/are-you-a-moral-grandstander/
Carter, Zachary D.; Linkins, Jason (December 30, 2016). The Quiet Poison in American Politics. The Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/so-that-happened-moral-grandstanding_us_5865ad86e4b0eb586488dd4f
Staff report (June 10, 2001). Graduation 2001: York High School. Daily Press https://www.dailypress.com/2001/06/10/graduation-2001-york-high-school/
Media
Singal, Jesse (September 3, 2020). Patrons Only: Jesse Interviews Philosopher Justin Tosi On Moral Grandstanding, The Social-Justice Culture Wars In Philosophy, And More. Blocked and Reported https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/patrons-only-jesse-interviews-philosopher-f36
KERA (August 14, 2020). What Grandstanding Says About You. Think https://think.kera.org/2020/08/14/what-grandstanding-says-about-you/
Very Bad Wizards (January 9, 2017). American Grandstand. https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-106-114278887
Resources
Justin Tosi (justintosi.com)
- CV
- justintosi.com/home/cv
City Journal (https://www.city-journal.org/)
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- city-journal.org/person/justin-tosi
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