04.07. – 06.07.

Tagung: Responding to Harm and Wrongdoing. Forgiveness and other Forms of Moral Repair

International Conference

Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI), Goethestraße 31, 45128 Essen

Programme
Thursday, 04 July 2019 – Reactions to Wrongdoing: Forgiveness

08:30-09:00
Welcome and Introduction

09:00-10:30
The Virtue of Forgiveness? (Glen Pettigrove, Glasgow)

10:30-10:45 – Coffee Break

10:45-12:15
Self-forgiveness, Guilt, and Sorrow (Charles Griswold, Boston)

12:15-13:45 – Lunch break

13:45-15:00
The Normative Power of Forgiveness (Susanne Boshammer, Osnabrück)

15:00-15:30 – Coffee Break

15:30-16.45
Forgiving the Breach of Trust (Martina Herrmann, Dortmund)

16.45-18.00
Burdened by history. Historical injustice and the increase of guilt (Maria-Sibylla Lotter, Bochum)

19:00 – Dinner

 

Friday, 05 July 2019 – Apologies and Forgiveness

08:30-10:00
Apology as a Normative Power and Expressive Action (Chris Bennett, Sheffield)

10:00-10:15 – Coffee Break

10:15-11:30
The Right Kind of Apologies (Oliver Hallich, Duisburg-Essen)

11:30-13:00
The Role of the Public in Public Apology (Linda Radzik, Texas)

13:00-13:45 – Lunch break

13:45-15.15
Political Regret, Apology and Forgiveness Between Groups (Bill Wringe, Ankara)

15:15 – Recreational Time

(In the afternoon everyone who is interested can take part in a guided tour through the „Zeche Zollverein“. Those who wish can join a trip to Düsseldorf in the evening.)

 

Saturday, 06 July 2019 – Retribution, Forgiveness and Injustice

08:30-10:00
Is Disappointment Fairer than Blame? (Leonhard Menges, Salzburg)

10:00-10:15 – Coffee break

10:15-11:45
Forgiveness and Memory (Paula Satne, Manchester)

11:45-13:15
Repairing Metaphysical Injustice (Bennett Helm, Lancester)

13:15 – End of Conference