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    A victim who forgives from indifference or exhaustion may... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→For an act of forgiveness to have positive moral status, the victim must meet certain conditions, most importantly having the right kind of motivating reasons for forgiving.

    A victim who forgives from indifference or exhaustion may still satisfy the self-respect condition and thereby achieve morally positive forgiveness without meeting a reasons-based condition.

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    Exhaustion(in ethics of forgiveness)
    In this context, being so tired of the hurt or conflict that you simply let it go, rather than working through it thoughtfully.
    Indifference(Bhattacharya/Mohanty interpretation)
    Not only want of freedom but also not actively willing freedom
    Morally positive forgiveness(in ethics)
    Forgiveness that is genuinely good or virtuous—the kind that makes you a better person and is ethically commendable.
    Reasons-based condition(in ethics of forgiveness)
    A requirement that you forgive someone only if you have good logical reasons to do so, like the person showing genuine remorse or making amends.
    Satisfy a condition(in philosophy generally)

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    To meet or fulfill a requirement; to do what is needed for something to count or be valid.
    Self-respect condition(in ethics of forgiveness)
    A requirement in forgiveness where you forgive someone in a way that maintains your own dignity and sense of worth, rather than letting them treat you as worthless.

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