Abstract

ACOSTA, María del Rosario. VARIATIONS ON FORGIVENESS: A SUGGESTION ABOUT POLITICS AND TRANSITION FROM HEGEL. Univ. philos. [online]. 2012, vol.29, n.59, pp.33-50. ISSN 0120-5323.

The paper attempts to introduce a possible reading of Hegel's notion of forgiveness in the light of his reflections in the Spirit of Christianity and its Fate and in the Phenomenology of Spirit. Traditional readings of the notion of forgiveness tend to address the subject as a relationship between two. The attempt here, however, will be to introduce Hegel's notion of forgiveness in relationship to his reflections on being in common and the wounds that lie in its grounds. Following this thread, forgiveness will be understood as a decision or an act that addresses both a community's claim for memory and the urgency of a new beginning as an attempt to restore life in common. The paper will also suggest a possible dialogue between Hegel's thought and contemporary reflections on politics of transition.

Keywords : Hegel; forgiveness; memory; forgetfulness; transition.

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