Apologies and Moral Repair: Rights, Duties, and Corrective Justice

Cohen's book explores how justice governs apologies, suggesting that corrective justice may require them as offers of reparation. It advances conversations about how liberalism may respond to historic injustice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the intricate relationship between justice and apologies, offering a compelling theory that justice often governs the act of apologizing. Drawing from a wide range of examples from literature, politics, and contemporary events, author Cohen presents a comprehensive framework for understanding apologies as corrective offers. While numerous accounts of apologies have shed light on the nature and significance of these gestures, they have failed to explore the crucial question of whether and how justice governs apologies.

Cohen argues that corrective justice may necessitate apologies as expressions of reparation. This means that individuals, corporations, and states may have rights or duties associated with apologies. Exercising these rights or fulfilling these duties serves as a means of holding one another mutually accountable. By framing the rights and duties of apology as justifiable to free and equal persons, the book contributes to ongoing discussions about how liberalism can respond to historical injustice.

Apologies and Moral Repair is a valuable resource for scholars and advanced students in ethics, political philosophy, and social philosophy. It provides a deep and thought-provoking exploration of the complex dynamics between justice, apologies, and moral repair, offering insights that will be of interest to a wide range of readers. Through its comprehensive analysis and insightful arguments, this book offers a valuable contribution to the ongoing discourse on these important topics.

Weight: 400g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367508036