Abstract Though many philosophers reject revenge as unreasonable, sunk‐cost behavior, their condemnation of revenge is too hasty. Some forms of revenge are rational, while others are not. In this article I examine these different kinds and identify one which expresses faithful concern for victims. I then consider what, exactly, revenge accomplishes, with the aim of showing how revenge can be a rational tool for recontextualizing past injustices.
Mark Robert Taylor (Tue,) studied this question.