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Full Idea
I think that identifying forms of moral resentment that fall short of blame but which are agent-directed is the key to achieving appropriate moral response across historical and cultural distance.
Gist of Idea
To judge agents in remote times and cultures we need a moral resentment weaker than blame
Source
Miranda Fricker (Epistemic Injustice [2007], 4.2)
Book Ref
Fricker,Miranda: 'Epistemic Injustice' [OUP 2007], p.107
A Reaction
Very good. Simple blame for horrible actions performed in remote rather horrible societies is pointless. But switching off moral sensibilities when reading history and anthropology looks like a slippery slope, so 'moral resentment' is nice.