Metaphysical guilt: Jaspers, Honneth, and the problem of dehumanisation

This paper addresses the conditions that need to be met for a human being to feel or, conversely, not to feel guilty of a wrongdoing against another human being. It does this in the light of Jaspers’ understanding of metaphysical guilt as arising from inter-human solidarity. My claim is twofold. Fir...

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Main Author: Ewa Latecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2020-12-01
Series:Acta Academica
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Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/4286/4033