{"product_id":"making-amends-atonement-in-morality-law-and-politics-paperback","title":"Making Amends: Atonement in Morality, Law, and Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Radzik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan 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, \u003cem\u003eMaking Amends\u003c\/em\u003e uses the resources of secular moral philosophy to explore the possibility of correcting the wrongs we do to one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilosophers generally approach the problem of past wrongdoing from the point of view of either a judge or a victim. They assume that wrongdoing can only be resolved through punishment or forgiveness. But this book explores the responses that wrongdoers can and should make to their own misdeeds, responses such as apology, repentance, reparations, and self-punishment. \u003cem\u003eMaking Amends\u003c\/em\u003e explores the possibility of atonement in a broad spectrum of contexts--from cases of relatively minor wrongs in personal relationships, to crimes, to the historical injustices of our political and religious communities. It argues that wrongdoers often have the ability to earn redemption within the moral community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking Amends\u003c\/em\u003e defends a theory of atonement that emphasizes the rebuilding of respect and trust among victims, communities and wrongdoers. The ideal of reconciliation enables us to explain the value of repentance without restricting our interest to the wrongdoer's character, to account for the power of reparations without placing a dollar value on dignity, to justify the suffering of guilt without falling into a simplistic endorsement of retribution, and to insist on the moral responsibility of wrongdoing groups without treating their members unfairly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Radzik\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of M.A. Program at Texas A\u0026amp;M University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403496255793,"sku":"9780199767250","price":109.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/b3dEOHdzOUdMUWc0MkhtZC9VNGJNQT09.webp?v=1768918553","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/making-amends-atonement-in-morality-law-and-politics-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}