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Amnesty
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Arendt says forgiving and promising are the only remedies for what we do. Can a state do either?
I'm rereading The Human Condition (1958) with a retired colleague, and we've stopped at the end of the chapter on action. Arendt's argument goes like this. Human action has two weaknesses. It is irreversible: what is done cannot be undone. And it…
Started by Henrike Vogel4 replies -
Trading prison for full confession serves victims better than trials do
For years I have recorded the testimony of victims and of former combatants, often in the same week. One question keeps returning. Some transitions after mass violence have offered a bargain: tell the whole truth about what you did, accept responsibility in…
Started by Andrés Zuluaga4 replies