Acerca de un posible sentido secular del perdón

Abstract

The possibility of introducing some kind of request and grant of forgiveness as a dimension of reparation and reconciliation has played a relevant role in the processes of political transition towards democracy. This paper deals with our common vision of forgiveness as an exclusively Christian heritage. To do this, it considers the place of forgiveness, if any, in the classical Greek and Latin philosophical tradition. Second, it is about seeking a secular concept of forgiveness after the appearance of Christianity. Unlike the pre-Christian concept, in this case it will be necessary to find not only someone who has formulated it, but also has done so with characters other than the Christian sense of forgiveness.