Granting Forgiveness: Moral Blackmail, or a Free Gift?: Questions to the Epilogue of Paul Ricoeur's «Memory, History, Forgetting»
This article discusses three recent treatments of Paul Ricoeur’s concept of forgiveness. Together with recognition, it is distinguished from reciprocal interaction and established as a gift. Part I seeks to show against Burkhard Liebsch’s critique of Ricoeur’s argumentation that forgiveness is an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Annali di studi religiosi
Year: 2012, Volume: 13, Pages: 149-158 |
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| Summary: | This article discusses three recent treatments of Paul Ricoeur’s concept of forgiveness. Together with recognition, it is distinguished from reciprocal interaction and established as a gift. Part I seeks to show against Burkhard Liebsch’s critique of Ricoeur’s argumentation that forgiveness is an initiative that must remain free, as distinct from a moral expectation that victims may fi nd hard to refuse. Part II examines the status, scope and meaning of forgiveness in the Epilogue of Memory, History, Forgetting, as analysed by Christopher Lauer and by Olivier Abel. Only if it remains voluntary and contingent, rather than an actionable demand, can it unfold its liberating character for human agency. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-3892 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di studi religiosi
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