Guilt about the Past

Download or read book Guilt about the Past written by Bernhard Schlink and published by University of Queensland Press(Australia). This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Guilt about the Past "explores the phenomenon of guilt and how it attaches to a whole society, not only to individual perpetrators. It considers how to use the lesson of history to motivate individual moral behavior, how to reconcile a guilt-laden past, and the role of law in this process. Based on the Weidenfeld Lectures author Bernhard Schlink delivered at Oxford University, "Guilt about the Past" is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how events of the past can affect a nation's future. Written in Schlink's eloquent but accessible style, these essays tap in to the worldwide interest in the aftermath of war and how to forgive and reconcile the various legacies of the past.