Abstract
Abstract Awkwardness is a familiar fact of social life, but a less frequent subject of academic attention. This introduction begins by situating the study of awkwardness in relation to existing work in philosophy and psychology, and explains why awkwardness is relevant to contemporary work in ethics and social epistemology. Awkwardness, it’s suggested, functions as a kind of normative negative space, highlighting areas where our social resources fall short. The chapter concludes with a brief overview of the book and its analysis of awkwardness as a social phenomenon involving feelings of discomfort, highlighting social dysfunction, and drawing attention to areas of social and moral life where norms fail to sufficiently guide us.
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