{"product_id":"vladimir-jankelevitch-and-the-question-of-forgiveness-9780739176672","title":"Vladimir Jankélévitch and the Question of Forgiveness","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alan Udoff\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays focus on the work of Vladimir Jank�l�vitch as a moral philosopher, particularly that aspect of his work dealing with the question of forgiveness. They treat topics such as the place of moral philosophy in relation to his work as a whole, his relationship to contemporary French thought, and the backgrounds of classical Judaic tradition and world literature. The centerpiece of this tableau is Jank�l�vitch's book Le Pardon (Forgiveness). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChief among the distinguishing characteristics is its rigorous defense of what might be termed a forgiveness free of the entanglements that taint the common understanding of forgiveness--what Jank�l�vitch refers to as pseudo-forgiveness. The advocacy of forgiveness in the name of political or social expediency, as well as the psychological benefit for the victim, are similarly repudiated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their place, Jank�l�vitch substitutes a radical forgiveness that is \"initial, sudden, spontaneous\"--not able to erase the past, but able to create a new future and, thereby, a new relationship to the past. He does not permit even this future, however, to serve as forgiveness's justification. For him, beyond all justifications, beyond justice itself, forgiveness is a gift akin to love.","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47598121812119,"sku":"9780739176672","price":10811.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780739176672.webp?v=1774999762","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/vladimir-jankelevitch-and-the-question-of-forgiveness-9780739176672","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}