Forgiveness and Revenge - Hardcover

Govier, Trudy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415278554 ISBN 13: 9780415278553

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Forgiveness and Revenge is a powerful exploration of our attitudes to serious wrongdoings and a careful examination of the values that underlie our thinking about revenge and forgiveness.
From adulterous spouses to terrorist factions, we are surrounded by wrongdoing, yet we rarely agree which response is appropriate. The problem of how to respond realistically and sensitively to the wrongs of the past remains a perplexing one. Trudy Govier clarifies our thinking on this subject by examining the moral and practical impact of revenge and forgiveness, both personal and political.
Forgiveness and Revenge offers much-needed clarity and reason where emotions often prevail. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the ethics of attitudes to wrongdoing.

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Review

"Splendid. Cogently and persuasively argued, it makes out the case for forgiveness and reconciliation on sound philosophical and secular grounds. I am very impressed."
-Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"Trudy Govier's "Forgiveness and Revenge is a rare work of superb scholarship indeed....With unremitting sensitivity to the difficulties of the proposed project, Govier examines the fundamental assumptions underpinning the human lifeworld to delineate the attitudes and values that have come to ground our ethical responses and our political views....The brilliance of the work lies in its pragmatic implications....Bravo, Trudy Govier, for this important work!."
-Wendy Hamblet, Adelphi University

About the Author

Trudy Govier is former Associate Professor of Philosophy at Trent University, Ontario. She is the author of eight books, including A Practical Study of Argument.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415278554
• ISBN 13: 9780415278553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224