著者
柴嵜 雅子
出版者
大阪国際大学
雑誌
国際研究論叢 : 大阪国際大学紀要 (ISSN:09153586)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.23, no.1, pp.11-24, 2009-10-31

At the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Eva Kor, a former subject of Mengele's experiments, declared that she would forgive all Nazis. This statement has stirred outrage among many Holocaust survivors. In order to review her intent, this paper first clarifies the meanings of forgiveness in general, referring to the latest philosophical and psychological studies. The second chapter examines some comments on Simon Wiesenthal's "The Sunflower" which poses a conundrum about whether we should forgive a dying remorseful Nazi. The opinions of those like the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, based on the Buddhist weltanschauung and the African concept of "ubuntu" respectively, introduce us to a new dimension for forgiving criminals of heinous atrocities. The third chapter analyzes Kor's proposal to heal both victims and perpetrators of the genocide, which proves to be in line with restorative justice.
著者
柴嵜 雅子 シバサキ マサコ Masako Shibasaki
出版者
大阪国際大学
雑誌
国際研究論叢 = OIU journal of international studies : 大阪国際大学・大阪国際大学短期大学部紀要 (ISSN:09153586)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.27, no.1, pp.59-72, 2013-10

The eugenics movement that flourished in the early twentieth century is now denounced as morally wrong, whereas the liberal eugenics of today is endorsed by some ethicists because it is based on the decisions of parents and free from coercion. Both these views are based on the reproductive rights of parents. This paper aims to shed a new light on the two types of eugenics by taking account of the child's right to an open future. First I illustrate that the forced sterilization of the past had an aspect of protecting children from disease or abuse that might be inflicted on them by their parents. Second, I argue that whereas the old eugenics did not harm offspring, the new one can be detrimental to children whose lives are restricted by traits imposed on them by their parents.