@article{5ea065161cda4f4aa5119840d3ff9894,
title = "It{\textquoteright}s much more important than that: against fictionalist accounts of fandom",
abstract = "Do sports fans really care about their team winning? According to several philosophers, the answer is no. Sports fans engage in fictional caring during the match, which involves a game of make-believe that the result is important. We will argue that this account does not provide a full account of the way in which fans relate to the teams they support. For many fans, the team they support forms a core part of their identity. The success or failure of their team impacts the community they are a part of and around which they build a central part of their identity. For these fans, it really does matter whether their team wins or loses. We will finish by articulating a more limited role that fictional caring may play in sports fandom.",
keywords = "Fictionalism, community, fandom, partisans",
author = "Alfred Archer and Jake Wojtowicz",
note = "Funding Information: Thanks to Nathan Wildman and the attendees of the BPSA Work in Progress Seminar for their insightful comments. Special thanks to two referees for this journal and Paul Gaffney for constructive feedback. Alfred Archer{\textquoteright}s work on this paper was supported by a grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Alexander von Humboldt‐Stiftung). Funding Information: This work was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation [1218493]. Thanks to Nathan Wildman and the attendees of the BPSA Work in Progress Seminar for their insightful comments. Special thanks to two referees for this journal and Paul Gaffney for constructive feedback. Alfred Archer{\textquoteright}s work on this paper was supported by a grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Alexander von Humboldt‐Stiftung). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2022",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1080/00948705.2022.2032110",
language = "English",
volume = "49",
pages = "83--98",
journal = "Journal of the Philosophy of Sport",
issn = "0094-8705",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "1",
}