Forgiveness Education from an Aristotelian Realist Perspective: Can We Determine a Good Forgiveness Education Program?
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Published:2024-02-02
Issue:2
Volume:14
Page:155
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ISSN:2227-7102
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Container-title:Education Sciences
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Education Sciences
Author:
Kim Jichan J.1ORCID, Enright Robert D.23
Affiliation:
1. Department of Psychology, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA 24515, USA 2. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA 3. International Forgiveness Institute, Inc., Madison, WI 53716, USA
Abstract
If there is no Essence of forgiveness that cuts across many religious and philosophical traditions, forgiveness psychology becomes a cultural product with no implications beyond our confined time and space. In this article, we discuss forgiveness as a moral virtue from an Aristotelian realist perspective. We first attempt to define the Essence of forgiveness that centers on beneficence that develops within and flows to others for their good. We also discuss essential components of forgiveness that should be well captured in a good forgiveness education program. Then, we present two approaches to forgiveness education, the process- and story-based approaches, and show how they provide good applications of the Essence of forgiveness with specific qualities that cannot be reduced to its parts or confused with its Accidents or Properties. Finally, we provide practical implications with a focus on how cultural applications of the approaches presented are compatible with an Aristotelian realist view of forgiveness and, in fact, enrich the practice of forgiveness.
Subject
Public Administration,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education,Computer Science Applications,Computer Science (miscellaneous),Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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