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Dissolving reactive attitudes: forgiving and understanding
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posted on 2023-06-08, 06:49 authored by Lucy AllaisIn `Freedom and Resentment,' Strawson argues that we cannot separate holding people morally responsible for their actions from specific emotional responses, which he calls reactive attitudes, which we are disposed towards in response to people's actions. Strawson's view might pose problems for forgiveness, in which we choose to overcome reactive attitudes like resentment without altering the judgments that make them appropriate. I present a detailed analysis of reactive attitudes, which I use both to defend Strawson's account of the connection between these states and responsibility, and to show how we can fit forgiveness into this account.
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South African Journal of PhilosophyISSN
0258-0136Publisher
Philosophical Society of Southern AfricaIssue
3Volume
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179-201Department affiliated with
- Philosophy Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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