Is forgiveness merely a form of anger management? Does it involve the other person or just oneself? How do we think about the ethics of forgiveness? In this episode, distinguished Professor John Lysaker, Director of Emory University's Center for Ethics, speaks with Kitty and Brendan about these important distinctions, leading to a deep and rich conversation on the real challenges of forgiveness, and illustrating the value of doing keen philosophical work on this topic.
In this episode, Kitty and Brendan speak with Prof. John Lysaker of Emory University (Director of Emory University's Center for Ethics) about his recent book "Hope, Trust and Forgiveness: Essays in Finitude." The conversation explores forgiveness within the context of ethics. Prof. Lysaker speaks about singularity: the idea that each situation is unique and requires improvisational thinking. We cannot simply create a rule that applies to everyone and every situation as if people were simply substitutable, one for another. This episode delves deeply into philosophy and the ethics of forgiveness in a rich conversation that rewards close listening.
A link to John's excellent book, "Hope, Trust and Forgiveness":
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo205547565.html
Emory University's Center for Ethics has excellent year-round programming:
As does Emory's Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics: