{"product_id":"vladimir-janklvitch-and-the-question-alan-udoff-9780739176672","title":"Vladimir Jank駘騅itch and the Question of Forgiveness","description":"The essays focus on the work of Vladimir Jank駘騅itch 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駘騅itch's book Le Pardon (Forgiveness). \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駘騅itch 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駘騅itch 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Udoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0739176676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780739176672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Alan Udoff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059605991679,"sku":"9780739176672","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7456ec5b-4f81-472c-87dc-321c880f28a4.jpg?v=1685059242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vladimir-janklvitch-and-the-question-alan-udoff-9780739176672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}