Apology without Forgiveness

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Apology without Forgiveness. / Brudholm, Thomas.

In: Social Research, Vol. 87, No. 4, 2020, p. 835-861.

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Brudholm, T 2020, 'Apology without Forgiveness', Social Research, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 835-861. <https://muse.jhu.edu/article/787877>

APA

Brudholm, T. (2020). Apology without Forgiveness. Social Research, 87(4), 835-861. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/787877

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Brudholm T. Apology without Forgiveness. Social Research. 2020;87(4):835-861.

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Brudholm, Thomas. / Apology without Forgiveness. In: Social Research. 2020 ; Vol. 87, No. 4. pp. 835-861.

Bibtex

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