Forgiveness, As Through A Glass Darkly
| Abstract | ABSTRACT Forgiveness is a response to moral wrongdoing motivated by moral reasons. Long thought to be the overcoming of resentment, I will present T.M. Scanlon's view that it is best understood as the decision to blame no longer, i.e. to give up the judgment that one's relationship with another is impaired. Forgiveness has been traditionally thought of as having its locus in the forgiver. However, this has led to a number of accounts in which forgiveness has been presented as a one-sided undertaking, compromising the interpersonal character of the act. I propose a different way of viewing forgiveness, namely as the combination of two actions: the decision of the victim to forgive and of the acceptance of forgiveness by the offende... (more) |
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| Created Date | 2010 |
| Contributor | D'Angelo, Cindy (Author) / De Marneffe, Peter L. (Advisor) / Murphy, Jeffrie G. (Committee member) / Walker, Margaret Urban (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Extent | 82 pages |
| Language | English |
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| Reuse Permissions | All Rights Reserved |
| Note | M.A. Philosophy 2010 |
| Collaborating Institutions | Graduate College / ASU Library |
| Additional Formats | MODS / OAI Dublin Core / RIS |
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