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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... person I cannot reply anything good . A man may ask for forgiveness if he had one Primus too many and then beats his wife . But if he has worked at killing for a whole month , even on Sundays , whatever can he hope to be forgiven for ...
... person's skepticism or different belief . If what I believe is good and true , then how is opposition to it possible ? As Smith points out , the two favored solutions in such situations seem to be “ demonology and , so to speak ...
... person and of life in society.16 The concept of resentment has a distinct history and meaning in the Anglo-American philosophy of moral emotions and attitudes. In a long tradi- tion that includes such classical thinkers as Joseph Butler ...
... person is not necessarily self - preoccupied . Resentment is an accus- ing anger that responds to threats or perceived violations of norms . A person showing resentment not only expresses an inner turmoil but also invites a response ...
... person as an object of social policy , a subject for treatment , as something to be dealt with or cured . Relating to the other in such “ objectivizing ” ways precludes reactive attitudes like resentment . However , doing so also means ...
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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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