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Victims and Victimhood by Trudy Govier (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Victims and Victimhood, Paperback by Govier, Trudy, ISBN 155481099X, ISBN-13 9781554810994, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A thoughtful examination of the ways in which we can best respond to victims.

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PublisherBroadview Press

ISBN-10155481099X

ISBN-139781554810994

eBay Product ID (ePID)28057271570

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Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameVictims and Victimhood

Publication Year2015

SubjectSocial, Violence in Society

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Social Science

AuthorTrudy Govier

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2019-393726

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThis remarkably balanced and clear-headed book pursues philosophical questions about victims that philosophers have not much engaged. Trudy Govier asks us to think carefully about what makes someone a victim, whether a victim is necessarily innocent or credible, why victims need to be heard, and what victims really need and deserve. Some of these questions are uncomfortable, but all are essential. Govier has produced a unique examination, studded with timely examples, of issues surrounding victimhood that bear on crime, violence, war, trauma, and justice.|9781554810994|

Dewey Decimal362.8801

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Four Attitudes to Victims Chapter 2: Who Is a Victim? Chapter 3: Some Controversies about Victimhood Chapter 4: Suffering, Deference, and Respect Chapter 5: The Testimony of Victims Chapter 6: When Testimony Goes Wrong Chapter 7: Vigilance Chapter 8: The Needs of Victims Chapter 9: Care and Forgiveness Chapter 10: Closure? Appendix: Matters of Metaphysics Selected Bibliography Index

SynopsisWho is a victim? Considerations of innocence typically figure in our notions of victimhood, as do judgments about causation, responsibility, and harm. Those identified as victims are sometimes silenced or blamed for their misfortune--responses that are typically mistaken and often damaging. However, other problems arise when we defer too much to victims, being reluctant to criticize their judgments or testimony. Reaching a sensitive and yet critical stand on victims' credibility is a difficult matter. In this book, Trudy Govier carefully examines the concept of victimhood and considers the practical implications of the various attitudes with which we may respond to victims. These issues are explored with reference to a range of complex examples, including child victims of institutional abuse and the famed Rigoberta Menchú controversy. Further topics include the authority of personal experience, restorative justice, restitution, forgiveness, and closure.

LC Classification NumberHV6250.25