Most philosophers acknowledge ways of overcoming blame, even blame directed at a culpable offender, that are not forgiving. Sometimes continuing to blame a friend for their offensive comment just isn't worth it, so we let go instead. However, despite being a common and widely recognised experience, no one has offered a positive account of letting go. Instead, it tends to be characterised negatively and superficially, usually in order to delineate the boundaries of forgiveness. This paper gives a more complete and systematic account of this important practice. We argue that the basic distinction between forgiving and letting go of blame follows from distinctions that many philosophers already accept. We then develop a positive account in terms of the reasons one has to let go rather than forgive and show that letting go is as valuable a part of our shared moral lives as forgiveness.

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放下责备

大多数哲学家都承认克服责备的方法，即使是针对罪魁祸首的责备，也不是宽容的。有时继续责怪朋友的攻击性评论是不值得的，所以我们放手了。然而，尽管这是一种普遍且被广泛认可的经历，但没有人对放手做出积极的解释。相反，它往往具有消极和肤浅的特征，通常是为了划定宽恕的界限。本文对这一重要实践进行了更完整和系统的说明。我们认为，宽恕和放弃责备之间的基本区别源于许多哲学家已经接受的区别。