Third Parties and the Social Scaffolding of Forgiveness

It is widely accepted that only the victim of a wrong can forgive that wrong. Several philosophers have recently defended “third-party forgiveness,” the scenario in which A, who is not the victim of a wrong in any sense, forgives B for a wrong B did to C. Focusing on Glen Pettigrove's argument...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Walker, Margaret Urban (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
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Έκδοση: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
Στο/Στη: Journal of religious ethics
Έτος: 2013, Τόμος: 41, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 495-512
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Forgiveness
B Resentment
B Victims
B Reactive attitudes
B Norms
B wrongdoers
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Σύνοψη:It is widely accepted that only the victim of a wrong can forgive that wrong. Several philosophers have recently defended “third-party forgiveness,” the scenario in which A, who is not the victim of a wrong in any sense, forgives B for a wrong B did to C. Focusing on Glen Pettigrove's argument for third-party forgiveness, I will defend the victim's unique standing to forgive, by appealing to the fact that in forgiving, victims must absorb severe and inescapable costs of distinctive kinds, a plight that third parties do not share. There are, nonetheless, significant, even essential, roles played by third parties in making forgiveness possible, reasonable, or valuable for victims of serious wrongs. I take a closer look at the links between victims, wrongdoers, resentment, and forgiveness in showing why the victim alone can forgive.
ISSN:1467-9795
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jore.12026