dc.contributor.author | Stockdale, Katie Elizabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-04T18:50:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-04T18:50:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-09-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15455 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this project is to develop a theory of collective resentment. Collective resentment, on my view, is resentment that is felt and expressed by individuals in response to a perceived threat to a collective to which they belong. This is particularly important for understanding resentments that arise from social vulnerability, resentments which are often about membership within a particular social group. In this thesis, I develop my theory of collective resentment and apply it to understand the resentments of indigenous and settler Canadians in response to the Indian Residential Schools. I then explore the relationship between resentment and different kinds of responsibility, including the responsibility to relinquish inappropriate resentment and the responsibility to give resentments uptake. I conclude that focusing on the resentments that persist in indigenous-settler relations, and specifically the collective resentments that dominate the political landscape, brings us a lot further in understanding how to move from hostility and hopelessness toward peaceful coexistence. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Resentment, moral emotions, philosophy, indigenous Canadians, settler Canadians | en_US |
dc.title | Toward a Theory of Collective Resentment | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2012-08-13 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | N/A | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Michael Hymers | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Chike Jeffers | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Kirstin Borgerson | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Duncan MacIntosh | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |