Gordon Leah
Biographic Data
| ID | 2432699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon Leah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon |
| FAMILY NAME | Leah |
| SIGNATURE | LEAH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | WORCESTER |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Forgiveness, pardon and justice
This piece examines the famous event whereby Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man, forgives the Japanese interpreter, Nagase, for his involvement in his torture in 1943. I consider the circumstances of the torture, Nagase's penitence and the protracted process of Lomax's forgiveness. I examine whether some acts are unforgivable, the difference between forgiveness and unconditional pardon, and how Christ through his expiatory death achieves the p…
The 'saving lie' and the saving truth
At the conclusion of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlow lies about the dying words of the grieving fiancée's villainous lover, Kurtz. He relates what her tearful questioning shows him she longs to hear, acting from fear of destroying her faith in Kurtz's love for her. In this context I consider aspects of the absolutist and relativist positions regarding truth and lies. I also discuss whether absolute truth is obligatory in every situation or whe…
The remembering self
Referring initially to Sandor Marai's novel, Embers, where a man seeks revenge for past wrongs rather than reconciliation, this piece maintains that reconciliation can result solely from complete remembrance of past hurt, then its confession and acceptance by victim and perpetrator. While humanity in resentment, pride and intransigence struggles and often fails to achieve this because remembrance of hurt is too strong, Christ through his free dec…
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The remembering self
Referring initially to Sandor Marai's novel, Embers, where a man seeks revenge for past wrongs rather than reconciliation, this piece maintains that reconciliation can result solely from complete remembrance of past hurt, then its confession and acceptance by victim and perpetrator. While humanity in resentment, pride and intransigence struggles and often fails to achieve this because remembrance of hurt is too strong, Christ through his free dec…
The 'saving lie' and the saving truth
At the conclusion of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlow lies about the dying words of the grieving fiancée's villainous lover, Kurtz. He relates what her tearful questioning shows him she longs to hear, acting from fear of destroying her faith in Kurtz's love for her. In this context I consider aspects of the absolutist and relativist positions regarding truth and lies. I also discuss whether absolute truth is obligatory in every situation or whe…
Forgiveness, pardon and justice
This piece examines the famous event whereby Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man, forgives the Japanese interpreter, Nagase, for his involvement in his torture in 1943. I consider the circumstances of the torture, Nagase's penitence and the protracted process of Lomax's forgiveness. I examine whether some acts are unforgivable, the difference between forgiveness and unconditional pardon, and how Christ through his expiatory death achieves the p…
Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Forgiveness (2 works) · Humanity (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)