The Limits of Forgiveness

Norlock, Kathryn J.; Rumsey, Jean

doi:10.1111/j.1527-2001.2009.00009.x

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“…There is even widespread agreement on cases that resist easy classification and thus require more argument and discussion. For example, there has recently been an interesting debate about the possibility of third-party forgiveness (see, e.g., Norlock [2009], MacLachlan [2017], and Chaplin [2019]). We can ask whether a friend can forgive the person who was unfaithful to their own spouse.…”

Section: A Selective Overview Of the Debate About Forgivenessmentioning

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“…Without considering this second dimension of the attitude change account, it seems difficult to accommodate this apparent difference between forgiveness and letting go. 25 All of this suggests that while the change in attitude framework captures something important, it does not capture all that is important when it comes to forgiveness. Further, thinking about forgiveness in contrast to letting go brings this out.…”

Section: An Attitude Change Account Comparedmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Forgiveness and Letting Go: Ways of Changing the Normative Landscape

Nelkin

2023

rev. estud. soc.

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Forgiveness is often distinguished from other ways of eliminating (or reducing) blame, such as letting go. In this paper, I focus on a conception of forgiveness as normative landscape change (alteration of the rights and obligations of relevant parties), and explore the distinction between forgiveness—understood in this way—and letting go. I highlight the explanatory power of this approach for distinguishing forgiveness and letting go, and contrast it with an alternative way, in which the focus is instead primarily on a kind of attitude change. I conclude by comparing the implications of both forgiveness and letting go for other phenomena we care about, such as reconciliation.

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Section: A Selective Overview Of the Debate About Forgivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: An Attitude Change Account Comparedmentioning

confidence: 99%