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I Was Wrong

Name: I Was Wrong
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 02047966
Price: 82.59 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Nick Smith
ISBN: 9780521865524

The Meanings of Apologies

Nick Smith

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 02047966

Publishers Cambridge University Press, February 2008

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Libristo code: 02047966

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Apologies can be profoundly meaningful, yet many gestures of contrition - especially those in legal contexts - appear hollow and even deceptive. Discussing numerous examples from ancient and recent history, I Was Wrong, first published in 2008, argues that we suffer from considerable confusion about the moral meanings and social functions of these complex interactions. Rather than asking whether a speech act 'is or is not' an apology, Smith offers a highly nuanced theory of apologetic meaning. Smith leads us though a series of rich philosophical and interdisciplinary questions, explaining how apologies have evolved from a confluence of diverse cultural and religious practices that do not translate easily into secular discourse or gender stereotypes. After classifying several varieties of apologies between individuals, Smith turns to apologies from collectives. Although apologies from corporations, governments, and other groups can be quite meaningful in certain respects, we should be suspicious of those that supplant apologies from individual wrongdoers.