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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... nature and value of resentment that could not be improved on . I had also thought that Nietzsche and Max Scheler had said pretty much all that needed saying on ressentiment — an emotion gener- ally portrayed as a narcissistic and self ...
... nature and benefits, but anger and resentment are either rejected with- out serious analysis or examined mainly to understand what forgiveness is and why it is desirable (Govier 2002:50). As Tutu puts it, the study of forgiveness has ...
... nature and value of the negative emotions arise in a broad variety of contexts: for example, in our daily life and personal rela- tions, in courtrooms, during practices of mediation, and in the context of psy- chological counseling ...
... nature and value of responses to the policies and attitudes of the aftermath. Is it not, at some point, legitimate or appropriate to expect victims of mass atrocity to overcome their resentment against perpetrators? Communities can lose ...
... nature of the events, and legal punishment for the perpetrators (Stover 2003, Walker 2006). Thus, the importance given to the picture of the victim craving revenge is empirically misleading and testifies to the need for a much closer ...
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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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