I was wrong : the meanings of apologies / Nick Smith.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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Apologizing.

Ethics.

1. The meanings of apologies --2. Elements of the categorical apology --3. Apologies and gender --4. Apologies in diverse religious and cultural traditions --5. Unusual cases: apologizing to animals, infants, machines, the deceased, and yourself --6. The relationship between apologies and forgiveness --7. Varieties of apologies --8. The collective categorical apology --9. The problem of consensus --10. Issues specific to collective apologies.

This book discusses numerous examples of apologies from ancient and recent history in order to establish the moral meanings and social functions of saying sorry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780521865524

xi, 298 p. ; 24 cm