Vladimir JankélévitchVladimir Janklvitch: The Time of Forgiveness traces the reflections of the French philosopher and musicologist Vladimir Jankelevitch on the conditions and temporality of forgiveness in relation to creation, history, and memory. The author demonstrates the influence of Jewish and Christian thought on Jankelevitchs philosophy and compares his ideas about the gift character of forgiveness, the role of retributive emotions in conceptions of justice, and