The Moral Psychology of Forgiveness

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Emotions, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Cover of the book The Moral Psychology of Forgiveness by , Rowman & Littlefield International
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781786601391
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield International Publication: May 24, 2017
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield International Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781786601391
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield International
Publication: May 24, 2017
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield International
Language: English

The feeling that one can’t get over a moral wrong is challenging even in the best of circumstances. This volume considers challenges to forgiveness in the most difficult circumstances. It explores forgiveness in criminal justice contexts, under oppression, after genocide, when the victim is dead or when bystanders disagree, when many different negative reactions abound, and when anger and resentment seem preferable and important.

The book gathers together a diverse assembly of authors with publication and expertise in forgiveness, while centering the work of new voices in the field and pursuing new lines of inquiry grounded in empirical literature. Some scholars consider how forgiveness influences and is influenced by our other mental states and emotions, while other authors explore the moral value of the emotions attendant upon forgiveness in particularly challenging contexts. Some authors critically assess and advance applications of the standard view of forgiveness predominant in Anglophone philosophy of forgiveness as the overcoming of resentment, while others offer rejections of basic aspects of the standard view, such as what sorts of feelings are compatible with forgiving. The book offers new directions for inquiry into forgiveness, and shows that the moral psychology of forgiveness continues to enjoy challenges to its theoretical structure and its practical possibilities.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The feeling that one can’t get over a moral wrong is challenging even in the best of circumstances. This volume considers challenges to forgiveness in the most difficult circumstances. It explores forgiveness in criminal justice contexts, under oppression, after genocide, when the victim is dead or when bystanders disagree, when many different negative reactions abound, and when anger and resentment seem preferable and important.

The book gathers together a diverse assembly of authors with publication and expertise in forgiveness, while centering the work of new voices in the field and pursuing new lines of inquiry grounded in empirical literature. Some scholars consider how forgiveness influences and is influenced by our other mental states and emotions, while other authors explore the moral value of the emotions attendant upon forgiveness in particularly challenging contexts. Some authors critically assess and advance applications of the standard view of forgiveness predominant in Anglophone philosophy of forgiveness as the overcoming of resentment, while others offer rejections of basic aspects of the standard view, such as what sorts of feelings are compatible with forgiving. The book offers new directions for inquiry into forgiveness, and shows that the moral psychology of forgiveness continues to enjoy challenges to its theoretical structure and its practical possibilities.

More books from Rowman & Littlefield International

Cover of the book Superpositions by
Cover of the book Intensities and Lines of Flight by
Cover of the book Protests as Events by
Cover of the book Stanley Cavell and Philosophy as Translation by
Cover of the book Italian Critical Thought by
Cover of the book Experience Machines by
Cover of the book Homeland Security Cultures by
Cover of the book Immigrants and Poverty by
Cover of the book A Critique of Sovereignty by
Cover of the book Creative Justice by
Cover of the book Immortality and the Philosophy of Death by
Cover of the book Radical Skin, Moderate Masks by
Cover of the book Transformations of Democracy by
Cover of the book Hegel, Freud and Fanon by
Cover of the book Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy