¿Perdonar es un deber? No, si significa la simple liberación de las deudas o debidas sanciones. En cambio, si perdonar se refiere a forjar un carácter indulgente, orientado a la cancelación de odios y rencores para con quienes nos han agraviado, entonces es posible que el sistema moral kantiano pueda justificarlo como deber. En el marco de la "Metafísica de las costumbres", perdonar podría considerarse un deber imperfecto. En ese sentido, sería a la vez compatible con otros deberes, perfectos e (...) imperfectos, como hacer cumplir la justicia o colaborar para que esta se cumpla. Distinguir entre perdón e impunidad constituye una tarea fundamental en contextos de justicia transicional. El artículo sostiene que perdonar es un deber y que este no contradice a la justicia. (shrink)

The paper examines Villarán’s definition of conflicts of interest to improve it. Some clarifications are necessary but also some amendments. The basic difference consists of first distinguishing between interest and moral grounds, and, second, by emphasizing the voluntary nature of the commitment of the person facing a conflict of interest. Such a commitment arises within a work-related or professional context. It must be explicit with regard to individuals, public institutions, private organizations, whether for profit or nonprofit, or professional associations. To (...) support this concept, a method is used that is similar to the recent tradition of the English-speaking world expressed by Rawls, instead of the search for universal or essentialist concepts of the Platonic tradition. The result is not a true definition of conflicts of interest, but a necessary one given our historical-social context. (shrink)

The paper examines Villarán’s definition of conflicts of interest to improve it. Some clarifications are necessary but also some amendments. The basic difference consists of first distinguishing between interest and moral grounds, and, second, by emphasizing the voluntary nature of the commitment of the person facing a conflict of interest. Such a commitment arises within a work-related or professional context. It must be explicit with regard to individuals, public institutions, private organizations, whether for profit or nonprofit, or professional associations. To (...) support this concept, a method is used that is similar to the recent tradition of the English-speaking world expressed by Rawls, instead of the search for universal or essentialist concepts of the Platonic tradition. The result is not a true definition of conflicts of interest, but a necessary one given our historical-social context. (shrink)