Forgiveness and Retribution

Forgiveness and Retribution: Responding to Wrongdoing argues that ultimately, forgiveness is always the appropriate response to wrongdoing. In recent decades, many philosophers have claimed that unless certain conditions are met, we should resent those who have wronged us personally and that criminal offenders deserve to be punished. Conversely, Margaret Holmgren posits that we should forgive those who have ill-treated us, but only after working through a process of addressing the wrong. Holmgren then reflects on the kinds of laws and social practices a properly forgiving society would adopt.

Author: Margaret R. Holmgren
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/12/2012
Pages: 310
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781107017962

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2012

About the Author
Holmgren, Margaret R.: - Margaret Holmgren is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University. She co-edited Ethical Theory: A Concise Anthology (2000) with Heimir Giersson.