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It was mentioned as containing a chapter about apologies, where Bill Miller argues that, in parenting situations, a second, insincere apology can serve a purpose by humbling the wrongdoer, even if it doesn't achieve sincerity.
My colleague Bill Miller has a parenting view about this in his book faking it There's a chapter on apologies and he says look There's a million ways to fake an apology when you've demanded one child...
— Episode: 512. Does Philosophy Still Matter?
Episode: 512. Does Philosophy Still Matter?
It was mentioned as containing a chapter about apologies, where Bill Miller argues that, in parenting situations, a second, insincere apology can serve a purpose by humbling the wrongdoer, even if it doesn't achieve sincerity.
My colleague Bill Miller has a parenting view about this in his book faking it There's a chapter on apologies and he says look There's a million ways to fake an apology when you've demanded one child apologize to the other you're gonna get an insincere Apology and Bill thinks here's what has to happen. You've got to demand a second apology Now the second apology is going to be as insincere as the first apology But Bill says you have to stop you have to declare the second apology good enough Because if you keep going until you get the thing that's sincere, you're never gonna get it and you lose this interaction You declare the second apology good enough and you recognize that it serves a purpose Even if it wasn't sincere in Bill's view it kind of brought the wrongdoer low by being made to apologize Not just once but twice and that's the real compensation to the other kid