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The Ethics of Forgiveness : a Collection of Essays.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fricke, Christel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; The Ethics of Forgiveness; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Historical and Intercultural Perspectives on Forgiveness; 1. Forgiveness and Forbearance in Ancient China; 2. Unconditional Forgiveness in Christianity?: Some Refl ections on Ancient Christian Sources and Practices; Part II. Forgiveness and Selfhood; 3. What We Cannot Do to Each Other: On Forgiveness and Moral Vulnerability; 4. The Self Rewritten: The Case of Self-Forgiveness; 5. Self-Forgiveness and the Narrative Sense of Self; Part III. Exploring the Limits of Forgiveness.
  • 6. Conditional Unconditional Forgiveness7. Forgiveness Without Blame; 8. On Loving Our Enemies; 9. Can Forgiveness Be Morally Wrong?; 10. Apologising for Historic Injustices; 11. Forgiveness, History, Narrative: W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz; Contributors; Bibliography; Index.