"Radical Forgiveness, Duty, and Justice"
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Sanjay Lal
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Philosophers have grappled with clarifying both the nature and ethical status of acts of forgiveness.
Much discussion has been devoted to whether, say, acts of forgiveness can be performed
by outside parties or whether such acts should be thought of as supererogatory rather than as
moral requirements. In what follows, I will explore questions pertaining to ‘radical’ acts of
forgiveness as they relate to considerations of duties and justice