Can wrongs be righted? Can we make up for our misdeeds, or does the impossibility of changing the past mean that we remain permanently guilty? While atonement is traditionally considered a theological topic, Making Amends uses the resources of secular moral philosophy to explore the possibility of correcting the wrongs we do to one another. INDICE: An Ethic for Wrongdoers: 1; Repaying Moral Debts: Self-Punishment and Restitution: 2; Changing One's Heart, Changing the Past: Repentance and Moral Transformation: 3; Reforming Relationships: The Reconciliation Theory of Atonement: 4; Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and Redemption: 5; Making Amends for Crime: Restorative Justice and the Liberal State: 6; Collective Atonement: Making Amends to the Magdalen Penitents: 7; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-976725-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés