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Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies
Archer,Alfred Matheson,Benjamin
Archer,Alfred
Matheson,Benjamin
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Failures to remember the past properly can constitute a range of different wrongs. In this article, we identify a novel kind of wrong that often occurs through political apologies: consigning an injustice to history. Consigning acknowledges that a historical injustice took place but denies that it has any ongoing relevance for the present. This is sometimes justified, but it is not justified when a past injustice's moral residue has not been washed away. We suggest a conception of political apologies - political apology as political atonement - that can help to avoid prematurely consigning injustices to history.
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2025-10-27
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Archer, A & Matheson, B 2025, 'Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies', Journal of Applied Philosophy. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.70054