The ineffable joy of forgiveness

  • Ramon Caiffa INSTITUT CATHOLIQUE DE TOULOUSE (ICT)

Abstract

 

Abstract

The article analyses the concept of forgiveness, in the context of the contemporary debate, especially in French philosophy. The study concerns four main points: we will consider the notion of forgiveness as the main gift, on the basis of the proposal of Jankélévitch and Gabriel Marcel; the strict relationship between the notion of forgiveness and the one of mystery, with regard to the work of Gabriel Marcel on this theme; the difference between the act of forgiving and the one of excusing, and the extension of the concept of forgiveness, on the basis of the Catholic interpretation of it. 

Keywords: Gift, donation, mystery, problem, Christianity

Biografia autore

Ramon Caiffa, INSTITUT CATHOLIQUE DE TOULOUSE (ICT)

 

 

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Pubblicato
2017-12-15
Fascicolo
Vol 2 N° 2 (2017): Forgiveness
Sezione
Themes and perspectives

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