Forgiveness and retribution : responding to wrongdoing / Margaret R. Holmgren.
"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 crimin...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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Physical Description: | xii, 297 pages ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"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. |
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Call Number: | BJ1476 .H65 2012 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781107017962 1107017963 |