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11Forgiveness, Secular and ReligiousProceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association 82 303-313. 2008.
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76Irony in the Platonic DialoguesPhilosophy and Literature 26 (1): 84-106. 2002.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Philosophy and Literature 26.1 (2002) 84-106 [Access article in PDF] Irony in the Platonic Dialogues Charles L. Griswold, Jr. I INTERPRETERS OF PLATO have arrived at a general consensus to the effect that there exists a problem of interpretation when we read Plato, and that the solution to the problem must in some way incorporate what has tendentiously been called the "literary" and the "philosophical" sides of Plato's writing. The p…Read more
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123Debating Forgiveness: A Reply to My Critics (review)Philosophia 38 (3): 457-473. 2010.In this essay I offer a detailed reply to three critics (whose commentaries are included in this issue of Philosophia) of my Forgiveness: a Philosophical Exploration (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007). The topics explored include the nature and limits of forgiveness; its unconditional or conditional character; the problem of distinguishing between central and marginal cases; the analysis of political apology; and questions of philosophical methodology
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38Platon. Phèdre (suivi de La Pharmacie de Platon de Jacques Derrida), and: Plato. Phaedrus (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 29 (3): 481-483. 1991.
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57Genealogical narrative and self-knowledge in Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality among MenHistory of European Ideas 42 (2). 2016.SUMMARYWhy did Rousseau cast the substance of the Second Discourse in the form of a genealogy? In this essay the author attempts to work out the relation between the literary form of the Discourse's two main parts and the content. A key thesis of Rousseau's text concerns our lack of self-knowledge, indeed, our ignorance of our ignorance. The author argues that in a number of ways genealogical narrative is meant to respond to that lack. In the course of his discussion he comments on Rousseau's pu…Read more
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85The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Washington Mall: Philosophical Thoughts on Political IconographyCritical Inquiry 12 (4): 688-719. 1986.My reflections on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial were provoked some time ago in a quite natural way, by a visit to the memorial itself. I happened upon it almost by accident, a fact that is due at least in part to the design of the Memorial itself . I found myself reduced to awed silence, and I resolved to attend the dedication ceremony on November 13, 1982. It was an extraordinary event, without question the most moving public ceremony I have ever attended. But my own experience of the Memorial …Read more
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261Forgiveness: A Philosophical ExplorationCambridge University Press. 2007.Nearly everyone has wronged another. Who among us has not longed to be forgiven? Who has not struggled to forgive? Charles Griswold has written the first comprehensive philosophical book on forgiveness in both its interpersonal and political contexts, as well as its relation to reconciliation. Having examined the place of forgiveness in ancient philosophy and in modern thought, he discusses what forgiveness is, what conditions the parties to it must meet, its relation to revenge and hatred, when…Read more
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32The Autonomous Male of Adam Smith, and: Adam Smith in His Times and Ours: Designing the Decent Society, and: Adam Smith: International PerspectivesJournal of the History of Philosophy 35 (4): 629-632. 1997.
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16"Plato. Phaedrus", trans. C. J. Rowe (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 29 (3): 481. 1991.
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87Happiness, tranquillity, and philosophyCritical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society 10 (1): 1-32. 1996.Despite the near universal desire for happiness, relatively little philosophy has been done to determine what “happiness” means. In this paper I examine happiness (in the long‐term sense), and argue that it is best understood in terms of tranquillity. This is not merely “contentment.” Rather, happiness requires reflection—the kind of reflection characteristic of philosophy. Happiness is the product of correctly assessing its conditions, and like any assessment, one can be mistaken, and thus mist…Read more
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17Colloquium 5Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium of Ancient Philosophy 9 (1): 200-212. 1993.
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25Rhetoric and Ethics: Adam Smith on Theorizing about the Moral SentimentsPhilosophy and Rhetoric 24 (3). 1991.
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21Forgiveness, Secular and ReligiousProceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association 82 303-313. 2008.
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117The ideas and the criticism of poetry in Plato'sJournal of the History of Philosophy 19 (2): 135-150. 1981.
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