• Forgiveness and Unconditionality Kleinig, John 2021 International Journal of Applied Philosophy , Vol. 35 , Issue 1 , S. 83 ff. ( Zeitschrift ) Englisch 0739-098X | 2153-6910 10.5840/ijap2021127153 Abstract

    If forgiveness is to be seen as a virtuous act, it must satisfy certain conditions. For many, those conditions are construed narrowly and must involve some change of heart on the part of the wrongdoer who is to be forgiven: remorse, apology, a willingness to provide recompense, and so forth. Such an account is usually characterized as one of conditional forgiveness. Others construe the conditions differently—not eschewing remorse and apology, but neither always requiring it—and see those conditions as those relevant to exercises of generosity, love, mercy, gifting and grace. Such an account is usually characterized as one of unconditional forgiveness. The present essay attempts to remove some of the resistance to unconditional forgiveness.

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    Applied Philosophy | General Interest | Social and Political Philosophy

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Kleinig, John
Applied Philosophy
General Interest
Social and Political Philosophy

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