What to forgive and why? A Deflationary Revision of the Morality of Forgiveness

The dominant approach in recent literature on forgiveness seems excessively moralizing. This, we argue, stems from the attempt to offer an explanation that subsumes all instances of forgiveness under a single, monolithic paradigm. We propose to defend a view that acknowledges to a greater extent the...

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Autores: Serrano Franco, Francisco Javier, Cázares Blanco, María del Rocío
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY
Repositorio:En-claves del pensamiento
Idioma:español
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Acceso en línea:https://www.enclavesdelpensamiento.mx/index.php/enclaves/article/view/352
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Palabra clave:forgiveness
reciprocity
reactive attitudes
moral.
perdón
reciprocidad
actitudes reactivas
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Sumario:The dominant approach in recent literature on forgiveness seems excessively moralizing. This, we argue, stems from the attempt to offer an explanation that subsumes all instances of forgiveness under a single, monolithic paradigm. We propose to defend a view that acknowledges to a greater extent the heterogeneity of cases of forgiveness and thus also has a deflationary effect on moralizing excesses. Identifying different types of interpersonal relationships and their characteristic expectations of reciprocity will be the basis for understanding what constitutes an offense and the various conditions for forgiveness under different circumstances.