Forgiveness and Remembrance - Remembering Wrongdoing in Personal and Public Life

The theme of this book is the complex moral psychology of forgiving and remembering in both personal and political contexts. It offers an original account of the moral psychology of interpersonal forgiveness and explores its role in transitional societies. The book also examines the symbolic moral significance of memorialization in these societies and reflects on its relationship to forgiveness.

About the author

Jeffrey Blustein is Arthur Zitrin Professor of Bioethics at City College and Professor of Philosophy at City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He publishes in the areas of memory studies, bioethics, the ethics of parents and children, and moral psychology.

Summary

The theme of this book is the complex moral psychology of forgiving and remembering in both personal and political contexts. It offers an original account of the moral psychology of interpersonal forgiveness and explores its role in transitional societies. The book also examines the symbolic moral significance of memorialization in these societies and reflects on its relationship to forgiveness.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey M. Blustein, Jeffrey M. (Arthur Zitrin Professor of B Blustein, Jeffrey M. (Arthur Zitrin Professor of Bioethics and Professor of Philosophy Blustein, Blustein Jeffrey M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9780199329397
• ISBN: 978-0-19-932939-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, LAW / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Psychology, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Political science and theory, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law