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mercy

1 essay on mercy from the Consilium journal. Featuring Simone Weil, Frederick Douglass, Dale Carnegie. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Ethics

When Does Mercy Become Enabling?

Three thinkers on the line between mercy and enabling. Weil says attention is the only real generosity. Douglass says power concedes nothing without demand. Carnegie asks what winning this costs you.

Simone WeilFrederick DouglassDale Carnegiemercyaccountability

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