Afterthoughts: A Philosophical Investigation of Victims' Reflections on Moral Injury and Repair
Name of applicant
Thomas Brudholm
Title
Associate Professor
Institution
University of Copenhagen
Amount
DKK 969,081
Year
2024
Type of grant
Monograph Fellowships
Summary
The book demonstrates how philosophy can contribute to the knowledge about and help provided to people who have been criminally wronged or traumatically injured due to the wrongs or negligence of others. Drawing on original interviews, the book provides a powerful account of victims' struggles with anger, shame, forgiveness, and the normative expectations of other people.