A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber
- Aug 22, 2026•5 min readbySuranjan Daspop culturemusicphilosophynot seriousThe central moral question posed in the 2015 song “Sorry” by Justin Bieber, i.e., “Is it too late to say sorry?
- ” is actually not a moral question at all when viewed through a Kantian lens.
- The question in itself contains the answer: yes, it is too late to say sorry, not in the sense that has anything to do with the nature of time, but rather the form of the question itself shows that the song fundamentally misunderstands what an apology is.
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- Aug 22, 2026•5 min readbySuranjan Daspop culturemusicphilosophynot seriousThe central moral question posed in the 2015 song “Sorry” by Justin Bieber, i.e., “Is it too late to say sorry?
- ” is actually not a moral question at all when viewed through a Kantian lens.
- The question in itself contains the answer: yes, it is too late to say sorry, not in the sense that has anything to do with the nature of time, but rather the form of the question itself shows that the song fundamentally misunderstands what an apology is.
Sources: Decodingvibes