Q: What is the usefulness of remorse? Great question! I was hoping someone would ask about my half-formed thoughts on this subject. Initially, we might wish to note that the etymology of re-morse is to be “bitten again.” A sting that returns. So there is a class of bad feelings that tend to haunt us even after the unpleasant event. Typically these are emotions (or evaluations) are connected with the sense that we
The Fires of Remorse
The Fires of Remorse
The Fires of Remorse
Q: What is the usefulness of remorse? Great question! I was hoping someone would ask about my half-formed thoughts on this subject. Initially, we might wish to note that the etymology of re-morse is to be “bitten again.” A sting that returns. So there is a class of bad feelings that tend to haunt us even after the unpleasant event. Typically these are emotions (or evaluations) are connected with the sense that we