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I Was Wrong

The Meanings of Apologies

by Nick Smith (university Of New Hampshire)

  • Paperback
  • 312 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.8 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm

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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 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.
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  • Author

    Nick Smith (university Of New Hampshire)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    February 2008

  • Weight

    441g

  • Page Count

    312

  • Dimensions

    15.8 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521684231

  • ISBN-10

    0521684234

  • Eden Code

    4575367

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