Luke Russell
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney who moderates and converses about ethical questions, especially on forgiveness, in the Anderson Lectures series.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 55min
Forgiveness — a generous gift or social pressure disguised as a virtue?
Lucy Allais, a moral psychology scholar at Witwatersrand and Johns Hopkins, and Luke Russell, philosophy professor at the University of Sydney, debate forgiveness's shape and purpose. They define forgiveness, contrast it with excusing, explore anger and blame, weigh therapeutic versus relational aims, discuss conditional and unconditional forms, and consider reconciliation, truth commissions, self-forgiveness, memory, trust, and prudence.
