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    Revising the threat-judgment eliminates only the threat-t... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→In paradigmatic cases, resentment is eliminated by revising the judgment that the wrongdoer's past action stands as a present threat.

    Revising the threat-judgment eliminates only the threat-tracking dimension of resentment, leaving intact the self-respect-vindicating dimension that forgiveness must separately address.

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    Forgiveness(as used in ethics)
    The act of letting go of anger or resentment toward someone who has hurt you, and choosing not to hold their wrongdoing against them anymore.
    Self-respect-vindicating dimension(in philosophy of emotions and ethics)
    The part of an emotion that works to restore or defend your sense of personal worth and dignity after it's been challenged or insulted.
    Threat-judgment(in philosophy of emotions and ethics)
    Your assessment that someone has wronged you or damaged your interests in some way; the belief that they posed a harm to you.
    Threat-tracking dimension(in philosophy of emotions)
    The part of an emotion (like resentment) that keeps tabs on whether a danger or harm still exists; it's about monitoring ongoing risk.
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    (Proposed within the no-priority view discussion of wrongness)
    A specific form of anger conceptually restricted to cases that are founded on moral reasons, particularly wrongness.

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