There is an interesting philosophical literature on whether it is appropriate to punish someone who has amnesia with respect to the wrong they have done.
It has just occurred to me (and it would be surprising if it’s not somewhere in that literature) that it is obvious that rewarding someone who has amnesia with respect to the good they have done is appropriate. To make the intuition clear, imagine the extreme case where the amnesia is due to the heroic action that otherwise would cry out for reward.
If amnesia does not automatically wipe out positive desert, it also does not automatically wipe out negative desert.
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Please watch "Kubo and the two strings" First of all because it's a visual delight but then you can tell me if you think justice is served at the end. It's directly related to your post today
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