Forgiveness, historicity ande narrative: discussions from Paul Ricoeur

Ricoeur argues that the inclusion of forgiveness in a trading scheme involves the awareness about the bilateral relationship between the demand and the offer of forgiveness, and, however, remains unrecognized the difference between the levels of conditionality and unconditional. That emerging dilemm...

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Main Author: René Dentz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2015-04-01
Series:Teoliterária: Revista Brasileira de Literaturas e Teologias
Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/teoliteraria/article/view/22828
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Summary:Ricoeur argues that the inclusion of forgiveness in a trading scheme involves the awareness about the bilateral relationship between the demand and the offer of forgiveness, and, however, remains unrecognized the difference between the levels of conditionality and unconditional. That emerging dilemmas arising from a comparison of speeches guilty declaring its lack and the victim can forgive. Such dilemmas arise as questions: can forgive him who does not confess his fault? We need forgiveness states who has been the victim? You can forgive yourself?<br /><br />
ISSN:2236-9937