Higher Sem in Practical Philosophy: Marianna Leventi "Interpersonal Forgiveness: Understanding the Process of Forgiving"

Marianna Leventi (LU) will give a self-contained talk at the Higher seminar in practical philosophy, entitled "Interpersonal Forgiveness: Understanding the Process of Forgiving".

Abstact: The concept of forgiveness is an integral part of our moral and social lives. It is a fact that we need and use forgiveness to coexist in societies and interact with others. Given that within groups of people, miscommunications, and events of harm can be an everyday phenomenon, forgiveness helps people overcome such challenges and maintain social interactions in a peaceful manner. 

It is no surprise that philosophers have taken a special interest in the concept of forgiveness. Although forgiveness has been a resurfacing topic there is still a need for further investigation. The standard understanding of forgiveness seems to be inadequate to actually capture the nuance of how people act when they forgive and more importantly of the process that is needed to reach a state of meaningful forgiveness, in contrast to superficial and thoughtless expression of forgiveness. This process has not been adequately investigated in the corresponding literature, and this lacuna explains why there are often misconceptions regarding forgiveness. ".

Venue: LUXB538

TIme/Date: 13.15-15.00, Oct 3 2024

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