Getting Even : Forgiveness and Its Limits
Jeffrie G. Murphy
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New York : : Oxford University Press, , 2003.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (153 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Introduction: Responding to Evil; 1 What Is Forgiveness?; 2 Two Cheers for Vindictiveness; 3 Vindictiveness and the Law; 4 Forgiveness as a Virtue; 5 Repentance, Punishment, and Mercy; 6 Self-Forgiveness; 7 Forgiveness in Psychotheraphy; 8 Forgiveness and Christianity; 9 Christianity and Criminal Punishment; Concluding Remarks; Further Reading; Index. - In this short book, the author proposes that vindictive emotions (anger, resentment, and the desire for revenge) actually deserve a more legitimate place in our emotional, social, and legal lives than we currently recognize, while forgiveness deserves to be more selectively granted.
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| ISBN | 0195151496
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