This book argues that justice often governs apologies. Drawing on
examples from literature, politics, and current events, Cohen presents
a theory of apology as corrective offers. Many leading accounts of
apology say much about what apologies do and why they are important.
They stop short of exploring whether and how justice governs
apologies. Cohen argues that corrective justice may require apologies
as offers of reparation. Individuals, corporations, and states may
then have rights or duties regarding apology. Exercising rights to
apology or fulfilling duties to provide them are ways of holding one
another mutually accountable. By casting rights and duties of apology
as justifiable to free and equal persons, the book advances
conversations about how liberalism may respond to historic injustice.
Apologies and Moral Repair will be of interest to scholars and
advanced students in ethics, political philosophy, and social
philosophy.
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ISBN
9781000077230
Publisert
2020
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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