Contrition and Community: A Gewirthian Interpretation of State Apologies
This paper provides a philosophical understanding of state apologies by applying Gewirth's deontological theory. Through application of the principle of generic consistency, I contend that a state apology can be understood as a moral obligation concurrent with human rights. Subsequently, I atte...
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University of Ottawa (Canada)
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28883 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-19488 |