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URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-305265
DOI: 10.25656/01:30526; 10.1007/s11406-021-00446-z
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-305265
DOI: 10.25656/01:30526; 10.1007/s11406-021-00446-z
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Harm, forgiveness and the subjectivity of the victim |
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| Author |
Horowski, Jarosław   |
| Source | Philosophia 50 (2022), S. 1175-1188  |
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| Keywords (German) | Vergebung; Subjektivität; Freiheit; Opfer; Ethischer Wert; Verletzung; Soziale Beziehung; Emotion; Täter-Opfer-Beziehung; Täter |
| sub-discipline | Philosophy of Education |
| Document type | Article (journal) |
| ISSN | 0048-3893; 1574-9274; 00483893; 15749274 |
| Language | English |
| Year of creation | 2022 |
| review status | Peer-Reviewed |
| Abstract (English): | Forgiveness is one of the most valued decisions in contemporary culture, although it has been emphasised that imprudent forgiveness can cause more harm than good in human relationships. In this article, I focus on the rarely discussed aspect of forgiveness, namely the recovery of subjectivity by the victim in their relationship with the perpetrator. I divide my reflection into three parts. In the first, I deal with the issue of the subjectivity of individuals in social relations. In the second part I present the consequences of the victim’s experience of harm, which include, first, the evoking of negative emotions, and subsequently the impact of these emotions on the way the victim functions as a subject in the relationship with the perpetrator. In the third part I show how – thanks to forgiveness – the victim regains subjectivity. Furthermore, I address the moral value of forgiveness. I argue that the regaining of subjectivity by the victim is a premise for recognising forgiveness as a morally good act and illustrate that forgiveness – properly defined – does not pose a threat to the good of people creating a relationship with the perpetrator. (DIPF/Orig.) |
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| Date of publication | 30.07.2024 |
| Citation | Horowski, Jarosław: Harm, forgiveness and the subjectivity of the victim - In: Philosophia 50 (2022), S. 1175-1188 - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-305265 - DOI: 10.25656/01:30526; 10.1007/s11406-021-00446-z |
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