Philosophers' Café: The Nature and Limits of Forgiveness

The Philosophers' Café is a public forum in which community members discuss interesting contemporary issues in a relaxed and informal setting.

Our next meeting is October 9, 7pm, at Brewery Nonic. The topic is "The Nature and Limits of Forgiveness" and will be moderated by Dr. Sean McAleer (Philosophy, UW-Eau Claire). Here is the abstract:

"Forgiveness is the stuff of everyday life, but most of us don’t think about it very much. Tonight we’ll try to remedy that by asking questions like What exactly are we doing when we forgive someone? Is forgiveness always good? Does self-respect imply that we shouldn’t forgive an unapologetic wrongdoer? Are some things unforgiveable? Can I forgive you for wronging you did to somebody else? Is self-forgiveness conceptually coherent?"

Join us for some fun discussion! Everyone is welcome!

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