Forgiveness and the maternal body
Subtitle: an African ethics of interconnectedness
By: Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela ; sponsored by the Fetzer Institute
Contributors: Fetzer Institute
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Essays on exploring a global dream -- Spring 2011, Essay number 5; Essays on exploring a global dream -- essay no. 5.
Publisher: Fetzer Institute
Published: 2011
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Forgiveness; Victims of crimes; Empathy
Description: "In this essay, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela draws from her experience and observations as a member of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She discusses the relationship between empathy and the victims' capacity to forgive perpetrators and argues that empathy toward others is the essence of our ethical responsibility." --p. 30
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.