Injustices of the past cast a shadow on the present. They are the
root cause of much harm, the source of enmity, and increasingly in
recent times, the focus of demands for reparation. In this
groundbreaking philosophical investigation, Janna Thompson examines
the problems raised by reparative demands and puts forward a theory
of reparation for historical injustices.
The book argues that the problems posed by historical injustices
are best resolved by a reconciliatory view of reparative justice
and an approach that explains how people acquire intergenerational
responsibilities and entitlements. It ranges in its subject matter
from the claims of indigenous people to land stolen from their
ancestors to the growing movement for reparations for slavery. The
book provides an original and convincing answer to the questions of
how citizens can have reparative responsibilities for wrongs
committed before they were born, and why descendants of victims may
be entitled to compensation for historical injustices such as
slavery. It also explains how members of nations can make
recompense for injustices of the past without ignoring the
inequities of the present."Taking Responsibility for the Past" is a
significant contribution to philosophical and legal debates about
reparative justice, and at the same time an accessible and
thought-provoking book for general readers.
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