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    The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
    The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
    The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
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    The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness

    Written by Simon Wiesenthal

    Narrated by Robertson Dean and Laural Merlington

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    About this audiobook

    While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to-and obtain absolution from-a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the war had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place?

    In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocide in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their experiences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past. Often surprising and always thought-provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 30, 2011
    ISBN9781452673974
    The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness

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      I read this book for one of my philosophy classes. This book poses a very interesting ethical dilemma: As a prisoner in a concentration camp, do you forgive a dying SS solider? This book offers numerous responses to this question. Some were a bit repetitive. Some didn't really answer the question at all. But some were really thought provoking.

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