Charles Griswold

Forgiveness

A Philosophical Exploration

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nearly everyone has wronged another. Who among us has not longed to be forgiven? Who has not struggled to forgive? Charles Griswold has written the first comprehensive philosophical book on forgiveness in both its interpersonal and political contexts, as well as its relation to reconciliation. Having examined the place of forgiveness in ancient philosophy and in modern thought, he discusses what forgiveness is, what conditions the parties to it must meet, its relation to revenge and hatred, when it is permissible and whether it is obligatory, and why it is a virtue. Griswold argues that forgiveness (unlike apology) is inappropriate in politics, and analyzes the nature and limits of political apology with reference to historical examples (including Truth and Reconciliation Commissions). The book concludes with an examination of the relation between memory, narrative, and truth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 164mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780521878821
• ISBN-10: 0521878829
• Artikelnr.: 22510693

Autorenporträt

Charles L. Griswold is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. He has been awarded fellowships from the Stanford Humanities Center, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the National Humanities Center. Winner of the American Philosophical Association's F. J. Matchette Award, he is the author and editor of several books, most recently Adam Smith and the Virtues of Enlightenment.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
1. Forgiveness ancient and modern
2. Forgiveness at its best
3. Imperfect forgiveness
4. Political apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation
5. Truth, memory, and reconciliation without apology.