ERIC Number: EJ1438344
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-7240
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3877
Forgiveness and Decision-Making by Victims of Harm: Education for Forgiveness as a Dimension of Moral Education
Journal of Moral Education, v53 n3 p547-557 2024
The significance of harm to the life and development of victims results from the deprivation of certain goods and the violation of their dignity. The experience also impacts the decisions made by the victims regarding the perpetrators and others and, thus, their moral development. In this article, the relationship between the forgiveness and moral reasoning of victims of harm to life is discussed and the unusual and controversial thesis is proposed: Forgiveness is a condition for making morally good decisions. Consequently, from the perspective of victim morality, forgiveness can be considered not as an act of supererogation, but as a necessary act. To confirm this thesis, the misconceptions about forgiveness, which blur the lines between forgiveness and acts such as excuse and pardon, are discussed. Thereafter, how forgiveness conditions the moral reasoning of the victims is shown.
Descriptors: Victims, Decision Making, Injuries, Conflict Resolution, Altruism, Interpersonal Relationship, Personal Autonomy, Selection, Ethical Instruction, Moral Development, Moral Issues, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Thinking Skills, Psychological Patterns
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Language: English
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