Forgiveness and retribution : responding to wrongdoing /

"Forgiveness and Retribution: Responding to Wrongdoing argues that ultimately, forgiveness is always the appropriate response to wrongdoing"--Provided by publisher

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holmgren, Margaret R. (Margaret Reed), 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Forgiveness.
Conduct of life.
Retribution.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Punishment.
Pardon.
Morale pratique.
Punition.
ethics (philosophical concept)
punishing.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Forgiveness and Retribution: Responding to Wrongdoing argues that ultimately, forgiveness is always the appropriate response to wrongdoing"--Provided by publisher
"Forgiveness and Retribution: Responding to Wrongdoing argues that ultimately, forgiveness is always the appropriate response to wrongdoing. In recent decades, many philosophers have claimed that unless certain conditions are met, we should resent those who have wronged us personally and that criminal offenders deserve to be punished. Conversely, Margaret Holmgren posits that we should forgive those who have ill-treated us, but only after working through a process of addressing the wrong. Holmgren then reflects on the kinds of laws and social practices a properly forgiving society would adopt"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 297 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.
ISBN:9781461938347
1461938341
9781139086165
1139086162

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