The Ethics of Forgiveness: A Collection of Essays

ISBN-13: 9780415885430 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 220 str.

Christel Fricke

Opis

The papers collected in this volume explore the practice of forgiveness and its normative constraints. Topics include the ancient Chinese and the Christian traditions of forgiveness, the impact of forgiveness on the moral dignity and self-respect of the victim, self-forgiveness, the narrative of forgiveness, and more.

Recenzje

'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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.