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It is not the case that Whether forgiveness is compatible with self-respect does not depend on the actions or attitudes of the wrongdoer.
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Self-respect requires that one's responses to wrongdoing track the actual moral status of one's relationship with the wrongdoer.
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The wrongdoer's actions and attitudes partly constitute the moral status of that relationship.
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Therefore, whether forgiveness coheres with self-respect cannot be determined independently of what the wrongdoer has done or how they regard their victim.
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Jeffrie Murphy argues that forgiving an unrepentant wrongdoer who shows contempt for one's moral worth constitutes a failure of self-respect.
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If the wrongdoer's attitudes toward the victim's standing are morally relevant to whether forgiveness is warranted, then those attitudes bear on whether forgiveness is self-respecting.
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Whether one's forgiveness is self-respecting depends wholly on whether the victim herself goes through a certain kind of process.
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