On Forgiveness and Justice＂ The Difficulties of Western Societies in Achieving a Coherent Discourse about Forgiveness＊  

作　　者：Pedro Rivas 

机构地区：[1]University of La Corufia

出　　处：《Journal of Philosophy Study》2014年第1期1-10,共10页哲学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Forgiveness plays a main role in transitional justice, it is important to verify how forgiveness is justified by contemporary societies. No contemporary mentality can avoid the intuition that we are facing a reality that seems to belong to the field of religion. Hence, what interests us is precisely the moral consideration of this discussion. Facing the morality of forgiveness, the questions that are raised with respect to each type are： whether it is possible to forgive and whether one should forgive. The inherent contradiction of those who affirm the obligatory nature of forgiveness results in the supererogatory character of forgiveness. If all forgiveness is supererogatory in itself, then all forgiveness is always presented as something undeserved. Thus, we do not have supporting points to embark on a discourse about forgiveness. The result is that our political communities do not really know how to manage situations such as transitional justice.

关 键 词：FORGIVENESS CONFLICT LIBERALISM transitional justice 

分 类 号：TN241[电子电信—物理电子学] G421[文化科学—课程与教学论]