Resentment's Virtue: Jean Amery and the Refusal to ForgiveTemple University Press, 28. 2. 2008. - 256 страница Most current talk of forgiveness and reconciliation in the aftermath of collective violence proceeds from an assumption that forgiveness is always superior to resentment and refusal to forgive. Victims who demonstrate a willingness to forgive are often celebrated as virtuous moral models, while those who refuse to forgive are frequently seen as suffering from a pathology. Resentment is viewed as a negative state, held by victims who are not "ready" or "capable" of forgiving and healing. Resentment's Virtue offers a new, more nuanced view. Building on the writings of Holocaust survivor Jean Améry and the work of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Thomas Brudholm argues that the preservation of resentment can be the reflex of a moral protest that might be as permissible, humane or honorable as the willingness to forgive. Taking into account the experiences of victims, the findings of truth commissions, and studies of mass atrocities, Brudholm seeks to enrich the philosophical understanding of resentment. |
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... . 3. Reconciliation. 4. South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 5. Améry, Jean. I. Title. BJ1476.B78 2007 179'.9—dc22 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 2007018931 re the strongly vindictive desires expressed in the first quote.
... desire to give a fairer hearing to such “negative” attitudes and actors. Feeling that enough had been written about healing and forgiveness, I wanted to explore the unpleasant attitudes as human responses worthy of examination in their ...
... desires expressed in the first quote above by the witness to a massacre of civilians in Sarajevo funda- mentally undesirable or unjustified ? Would it have been more commendable if he had rather expressed a desire to see justice done in ...
... desires for revenge. Atrocity survivors1 who express their willingness to forgive or who testify in court with decorum are commonly admired and appreciated. They incarnate magnanim- ity, strength, and humanity—and they provide reasons ...
... desire in the aftermath of mass atrocity do mention revenge, it is only one such want or desire: victims also demand to know the truth of what happened, public acknowledgment of the criminal nature of the events, and legal punishment ...
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Jean Améry on Resentment and Reconciliation | 63 |
Overview of Jean Amérys Ressentiments | 177 |
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity | 179 |
Notes | 185 |
Works Cited | 209 |
Index | 223 |
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