This New Year’s as we reflect on our experiences with friends and family we might think about forgiveness, both given and received. Charles Griswald, professor of Philosophy at Boston University, outlined the complexities of forgiveness in his recent blog post in the New York Times.
What is forgiveness? When is it appropriate? Why is it considered to be commendable?
Griswald holds that ideal forgiveness is one where the offender admits their wrong-doing and takes steps to repair the damage. In taking such steps offenders are seeking forgiveness. So there is a two-directional relationship here between the forgiver and forgiven.
Listen to Griswald in this podcast on 60 Second Mind
Source: Scientific American
