Forgiveness

Canadian Journal of Philosophy 4 (2):269 - 282 (1974)
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There appear to be a number of general things which can be said about forgiveness. If these are left sufficiently vague they seem to be applicable to all the situations in which the term is used.First, there can be no question of forgiveness unless an injury has been inflicted on somebody by a moral agent. There must be something to forgive; and the injury that is to be forgiven must be one for which a moral agent can be held responsible. One cannot forgive a rock for falling on one's foot or a cougar for attacking one's child—even though a child might kick the rock and a father might shoot the cougar.

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Forgiveness.R. S. Downie - 1965 - Philosophical Quarterly 15 (59):128-134.

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