Forgiveness from a Feminist Perspective
By (author) Kathryn Norlock
Publication date:
16 December 2008Length of book:
176 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksDimensions:
229x152mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9780739108574
This philosophical monograph on forgiveness is the first of its kind to be written from a feminist perspective. Kathryn J. Norlock urges scholars to attend to gender when analyzing and recommending forgiveness in practice. She demonstrates that while many academics find the concept of forgiveness both complex and fascinating, they seldom pay attention to the fact that issue of forgiveness intersect with those of gender in many crucial ways.
By redefining forgiveness and what constitutes as an act of forgiveness, Norlock encourages readers to consider new questions about the advisability of trying to have a single, universal set of conditions for forgiveness because of the multidimensional nature of its practice and application.
By redefining forgiveness and what constitutes as an act of forgiveness, Norlock encourages readers to consider new questions about the advisability of trying to have a single, universal set of conditions for forgiveness because of the multidimensional nature of its practice and application.
Forgiveness is a topic philosophers today are newly beginning to examine in detail. Norlock dives into the deep end of forgiveness, with perceptive and provocative things to say about some of the hardest questions, such as forgiveness by third-parties and forgiving oneself. Her attention to gender as a dimension of who forgives, why, and how greatly enriches this original reflection with its often unexpected conclusions.