Topic

Forgiveness

3 essays on forgiveness from the Consilium journal. Featuring Esther Perel, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eleanor Roosevelt. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Relationships

How Do You Know If You Should Give Someone a Second Chance?

Perel says trust is built in actions not promises. Dostoevsky says suffering can genuinely change a person. Roosevelt says only you can decide what you will accept.

Esther PerelFyodor DostoevskyEleanor RooseveltForgivenessTrust

Ethics

What Do You Owe Someone Who Wronged You but Needs Your Help?

Three thinkers disagree about obligation after being wronged. Confucius says relationships have duties. Dostoevsky says suffering creates its own claim. Lorde says your survival matters too.

ConfuciusDostoevskyAudre LordeObligationForgiveness

Relationships

Should I Forgive Someone Who Isn't Sorry?

Three thinkers disagree on forgiving without an apology. Rogers asks what you feel. Lorde asks what your silence cost. Dostoevsky asks what you really want.

Carl RogersAudre LordeFyodor DostoevskyForgivenessBoundariesHealing

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Audre Lorde Carl Rogers Confucius Dostoevsky Eleanor Roosevelt Esther Perel Fyodor Dostoevsky Boundaries Healing Obligation Trust

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