1st Edition
The Ethics of Forgiveness A Collection of Essays
Edited By Christel Fricke
Copyright 2011
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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We are often pressed to forgive or in need of forgiveness: Wrongdoing is common. Even after a perpetrator has been taken to court and punished, forgiveness still has a role to play. How should a victim and a perpetrator relate to each other outside the courtroom, and how should others relate to them? Communicating about forgiveness is particularly urgent in cases of civil war and crimes against... Read more
Introduction Christel Fricke I. Historical and Intercultural Perspectives on Forgiveness 1. Forgiveness and Forbearance in Ancient China Christoph Harbsmeier 2. Unconditional Forgiveness in Christianity? Some Reflections on Ancient Christian Sources and Practices Ilaria Ramelli II. Forgiveness and Selfhood 3. What We Cannot Do to Each Other--On Forgiveness and Moral Vulnerability Christel Fricke 4. Forgiveness and the Constitution of Selfhood Garry Hagberg 5. Self-Forgiveness and the Narrative Sense of Self Peter Goldie III. Exploring the Limits of Forgiveness 6. Conditional Unconditional Forgiveness Eve Garrard and David McNaughton 7. Forgiving Without Blame Espen Gamlund 8. On Loving Our Enemies Jerome Neu 9. Can Forgiveness be Morally Wrong? Arne Johan Vetlesen 10. Apologising for Historic Injustices Geoffrey Scarre 11. Forgiveness, History, Narrative: W.G. Sebald's 'Austerlitz' Jakob Lothe
Biography
Christel Fricke is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo, Norway and the director of the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature since 2007.
'While most of the contributions are works in moral theory, the volume also represents other disciplinary approaches to issues of forgiveness, including literary criticism and linguistics. The result is a satisfyingly diverse range of perspectives on the nature, justification and limits of forgiveness.'
– Linda Radzik, Texas A&M University, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
