If an apology has regret or remorse as its sincerity condition, what is the sincerity condition of the explicit performative I forgive you? What must you feel (or think you feel) to say I forgive yousincerely, and how does it differ from simply not feeling anything at all about the wrongdoing (e.g. anger, bitterness) at the moment you happen to utter those words?



May 12th, 2022 

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